Exposure
Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Color (summer)
Green
Foliage Color (winter)
Brilliant Yellow
Recommended Planting Time
Spring
Fall
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Year Round
Plant Introduction
Pennsylvania Gold Medal
Best Characteristics
Bark Texture
Bark Color
Growth Habit
Soil Moisture Needs
Average
Moist
Plant Type
Tree
Shade Tree
Small Tree
Best Usages
Under Power Lines
Near Water Gardens or Ponds
Landscape Specimen
Accent Plant
Attributes
Specimen
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Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade'

PP# 15105

BIRCH 'SUMMER CASCADE'

Summer Cascade® Birch A weeping form of river birch from North Carolina with unique pendulous habit and gracful weeping branches. Will make a large mounding shrub if left untrained. It can be trained to any height by staking and allowed to trial from there. It also has flexible new growth that will lend it to sculpting in any shape for even more creative applications. Makes a nice specimen plant or focal point around water features. This fast-growing plant tolerates wet soils and summer heat.

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Homeowner Growing & Maintenance Tips:
Very easy to grow, adapts to most conditions. Feed once a year with a slow release fertilizer.
To give your tree the best start possible, we include a free fertilizer packet.
Interesting Notes:
Peeling bark creates year round interest in the landscape. A good Birch tree for northern states.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
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Height
6-60 Feet
Spread
6-10 Feet
Fall Color
Brilliant Yellow
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Sku #4201 Tree - 18-24 inches tall - 2 gallon Potted = (1.87 gallons / 7.09 liters) - * - (50 units available - S) $29.95
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Sku #4270 Tree - 4-5 ft tall - 3 gallon Potted = (2.90 gallons / 11.0 liters) - oversize package - * - (10 units available - S) $39.95
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