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Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
A majestic native birch with golden fall color and a sweet wintergreen scent.
- Plant Type
- Shade Trees
- Width
- 35-45 Ft.
- Height
- 40-70 Ft.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 3 - 7
- Sun requirements
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Design image count
- 3
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Create design onlineAbout Sweet Birch
Betula lenta, known as Sweet Birch, is a stately deciduous tree with a pyramidal habit that rounds with age. It features glossy green foliage that turns a brilliant golden-yellow in autumn. Unique for its aromatic inner bark and twigs that smell of wintergreen, it also boasts cherry-like bark that matures into dark, scaly plates. Thriving in moist, acidic, well-drained soils and full sun, it is used for fine furniture and oil extraction, while offering high wildlife value in large landscapes.