This is a comment on the nomenclature posted to this page. This cultivar should be listed as Betula nigra 'Little King' Fox Valley(R)....Read Morer />
Fox Valley is the registered trademark.
Like the species, it is resistant to bronze birch borer and tolerates more summer heat than the whit...Read Moree-barked birches. Like the species, the exfoliating bark is pale, creamy and pinkish.
It is a handsome smaller version of the River Birch that gets 10 to 15 feet high, which is still rather small for a tree. It is marketed ...Read Moreby Chicgoland Grows. It was first discovered by Jim King in his large, diverse nursery called King Nursery that was in Montgomery, Illinois, in the Fox River Valley of Kane County, south of Aurora.
I planted an 8 ft Fox Valley River Birch last August. It is beautiful and doing well as it has grown to almost 13 feet, but I notice the ...Read Moresmall branches growing from the middle of several trunks seem to be drooping. Is this because of the seed pods that may be weighing down the thin young branches??
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | January 2005 | neutral
This cultivar grows best in full sun to partial shade and in soil that is relatively moist. It does not tolerate drought conditions at al...Read Morel. This cultivar is much smaller (dwarf variety) reaching only up to 20' at maturity.
Bark is very attractive (coloration and peeling). The tree shape is mostly oval and foliage is not particularly dense. It is native to the U.S. Usually the tree produces multiple trunks.
This is a comment on the nomenclature posted to this page. This cultivar should be listed as Betula nigra 'Little King' Fox Valley(R)....Read More
A dwarf river birch.
Like the species, it is resistant to bronze birch borer and tolerates more summer heat than the whit...Read More
It is a handsome smaller version of the River Birch that gets 10 to 15 feet high, which is still rather small for a tree. It is marketed ...Read More
I planted an 8 ft Fox Valley River Birch last August. It is beautiful and doing well as it has grown to almost 13 feet, but I notice the ...Read More
This cultivar grows best in full sun to partial shade and in soil that is relatively moist. It does not tolerate drought conditions at al...Read More