Betula alleghaniensis

Native to the Rockies. Found in the North and down the Appalachian Trail to Georgia.

Grows 65 to 75 feet tall.

Full sun and moist soil. Grows well in rich wooded mountains

Bright yellow fall color. Exfoliating bark

Alternate, simple, ovate leaf.

Buds are imbricately scaled.

Yellow coloration to the bark, smooth with horizontal lenticels

Fruiting catkins

Seed, cuttings, graft.