Top native birches

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Pyramidal 4 Dense 2 Multi trunked 2 Oval 2 Rounded 2 Multi stemmed 1 Open 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Paper Birch Betula papyrifera keystone caterpillars 395 hosts 18 food 68 flowers 7 shelter 2