Pendulous catkins offer interest in early spring.
Brilliant yellow fall foliage. Small to medium sized trees, many with rapid growth rate. Upright growth habit but some cultivars with weeping or pendulous branches. Birches do not cast dense shade, therefore they can be combined with a number of understory shrubs and herbaceous plants. Easy to grow in clumps of 3 or 4 trees, giving the appearance of multi-stemmed trees and provide pleasing alternative to single stemmed trees in landscapes.