Dead and dying trees around town show the effects of infestation by the bronze birch borer. Skip to Article. ... consider a river birch, which are the most resistant to the borer.

My river birch has had some yellow leaves over the past few years but has gotten much worse this year. Is there anything I can do to save my tree? — Joe Knudson, Waukegan, Ill. You should plan ...

As the name implies, a river birch’s native habitat is near river banks, so they prefer moist soil. However, they can tolerate drier soil as the tree matures and the roots become well-established.

We are seeing river birch trees whose branches have died from the top down. Up to half of the tree or more may not be leafing out. In most cases, the cause of river birch dieback this year is ...

We have a river birch tree in our yard that I planted 26 years ago into a berm area. It was a “balled” tree that I planted in the ground; at the time, it was about 8 feet tall. It is now ...

In a way, it is surprising that birch trees “get dead.” When they are healthy, birch trees are tough. They can stand out in direct sunlight summer and winter and never get sunburned.

By Ann Beebe [email protected] The top of my dead white birch tree toppled over. The cause was rotting. Folks also call this tree “canoe birch” and “silver birch.” The official name is “paper ...

Q. I have a clump birch that was planted in 1991. It has grown beautifully until this year. Long "seed worms" developed on two trunks, then shriveled up and now there are dead leaves on some of ...

River birch is a favorite ornamental yard tree in the southern United States. It's hardy, loves living near water, and can be often messy to maintain.