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City of Fort Collins
water birch
Betula occidentalis
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.0 ft. to 30.0 ft.
Spread: 15.0 ft. to 20.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Tree
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Riparian, Wet Meadow, Wetlands
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June
- Flower Color
- Brown Shades, Green Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Screening, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Doesn't do well in heavy clay soils.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.