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Betula nigra (River Birch)
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It is commonly referred to as River Birch, and also Black birch, river birch or water birch
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Species: Betula nigra
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This species has no specified origin
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<p>Betula nigra, the black birch, river birch or water birch, is a species of birch native to the Eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and west to Texas. It is one of the few heat-tolerant birches in a family of mostly cold-weather trees which do not thrive in USDA Zone 6 and up. B. nigra commonly occurs in floodplains and swamps.</p>
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