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emch

Gardening in mostly deep shade in Zone 6. My passion is adding more native plants to my landscape & clearing out the foreign invasives.

Betula Nigra

  • Season Icon Mid SpringMid Spring 2024
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emch

Looks like it was a birch after all #notmyplant

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  • Season Icon Early SpringEarly Spring 2024
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emch

Help me identify this tree. Shagbark hickory, maybe? PlantID

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usgardentags

Our first thought was a paper birch tree. PlantNet is suggesting possibly riverbirch?

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emch

I doubt it, @usgardentags -- it seems far too tall for one thing 🤔

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usgardentags

Hmmmm. They can grow up to 80 feet in height. As the season changes, perhaps more descriptive details such as leaf shape, catkins, flowers, or fruit will help with proper identification? 🌳

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emch

I hope so, @usgardentags -- we have plenty of birches around here and this is nothing like those 🤔

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