So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
Doing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts
River Birch, also known as Red, Black, or Water Birch, is a vigorous, fast-growing tree that naturally occurs on floodplains, swampy bottomlands, and along streams. Typically growing 40 to 70 feet tall, it is one of the most disease-free birches, with an irregular crown and silver bark that peels to uncover a cinnamon-brown trunk underneath. River Birch grows in partial shade and moist, sandy soils.
May Attract
River Birch is thought to attract these families of birds
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Native Plants
Native plants help support our birds throughout the year.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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