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Birch

Birch

Heritage

$125

Planted Price (per tree): 1 tree–$200 | 2 trees–$175 | 3 or more trees–$150

Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. River birches are perhaps the most culturally adaptable and heat tolerant of the birches. Prefers moist, acidic, fertile soils, including semi-aquatic conditions, but also tolerates drier soils. Adapts well to heavy clay soils and will tolerate poor drainage. Avoid pruning in spring when the sap is running.

Botanical information
Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 40.00 to 70.00 feet
Spread: 40.00 to 60.00 feet
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Description: Brown (male) and green (female)
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Shade Tree, Rain Garden
Flower: Insignificant
Leaf: Good Fall
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Wet Soil, Air Pollution

 

Dura Heat

$150

Planted Price (per tree): 1 tree–$200 | 2 trees–$175 | 3 or more trees–$150

The Dura Heat Birch, the only semi-aquatic tree among Betulaceae, is the most widely distributed birch in the United States and the best one for hot climates. The tree is the only birch found in the Southern U.S., ranging from Florida to eastern Texas, and is know for its attractive cinnamon-colored, peeling bark.

Botanical Information
Native habitat: Massachusetts to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas and Eastern Texas. River birch is found by large rivers of the coastal plain.
Growth habit: Pyramidal when young, oval at maturity with an irregular crown. It forms several forks from the base, and each trunk leans outward.
Tree size: 40 to 70 feet tall, although it can reach 90 feet, with a 40- to 60-foot spread. Growth rate is medium to fast, averaging 30 to 40 feet over 20 years. It is short-lived in urban areas, lasting 30 to 40 years. It lives longer when planted in moist areas.
Flower and fruit: Male flowers are 2- to 3-inch-long, slender, dark brown catkins that are clustered and drooping. Female flowers are 1/3-inch-long catkins with bright green scales. Fruit is a small nutlet in a 1- to 1½-inch-long pendulous catkin. Fruit ripens in spring.
Leaf: Alternate, simple, 2 to 4 inches long and 3/4 to 2½ inches wide. Medium to dark green in summer, leaves turn yellow in fall, when they drop quickly.
Hardiness: Winter hardy to USDA Zone 4.

 

Our Story

In 1980 David Buchanan Sr. and his wife, Judy, bought the "40 acre farm" from Judy’s father, Charles Moore Sr. The Moore family had lived there since 1944. Our original office was a tenant house where Burns and Nell Baker raised their family. They lived in the home since the early forties even before Charles Moore Sr. purchased the farm. In the summer of 2005, David Buchanan and Lisa Carter became partners in Landscape Services Inc. a business that Lisa started in 1989. In 2006 David Sr., David Jr., and Lisa became partners and began planting what is now Lovers Lane Tree Farm.

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