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

Part shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 1 Fire 1

Form

Habit

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

Plant type

Sweet Birch Betula lenta keystone caterpillars 282 hosts 21 food 49 flowers 10 shelter 1