Plant types and subtypes: Trees & Shrubs, Trees, Deciduous
Light Requirements: sun, part-sun, part-shade, shade
Water Use: medium
Soil Moisture: dry, moist
Soil Description: acid, rich, average, loam, gravel/rock
Height: 50'-70'
Bloom Time: April, May
Bloom Color: yellow, red, green
Leaf Color: green
Hardiness Zone: 5, 6, 7
Additional Tags: attracts birds, edible, fall interest, fragrant plant, woodland plant
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Description
Betula lenta
Also known as:sweet birch
,black birch
,cherry birch
Native Range & Classification
Recorded County Distribution: USDA data
Native Range:
AL, CT, DE, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants | |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants | |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta | Seed plants | |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons | |
| Subclass | Hamamelididae | ||
| Order | Fagales | ||
| Family | Betulaceae | Birch family | |
| Genus | Betula | birch | |
| Species | Betula lenta | sweet birch |