Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Tree
Height
30
to
50
ft.
Spread
20
to
30
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Clay, Acid, Poor Drainage
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade
Water Requirement
Medium
Native Habitat
Wetland or Riparian
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Season
Winter
Seasonal Interest
Fall Color, Seeds
Wildlife Benefit
Birds
Maintenance
If necessary, prune for shape. Propagation: Seed, Softwood cuttings.
Comments
Silvery to peach colored bark flakes in sheets to deeper orange. Can be multi-trunked. Fruit resembles little cones, leaves are triangular with a rounded bottom which turn yellow in fall. Likes Houston’s clay soil.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas., 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BENI. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Betula+nigra&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=4945&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 332. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19480#null