To grow a river birch tree and benefit from the shade it can offer your yard, give it the right conditions to provide what it needs. A river birch will grow best in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 9.

River birch trees have been described as a fast-growing tree that'll provide natural shade to your yard. It often grows in wetter soils and helps work against erosion caused by floods, which is ...

For advice on trees, plants and landscaping, ... Yellowing and fallen leaves, like this one from a river birch tree Friday at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, are a sign of drought stress on a tree.

We planted a river birch tree in our backyard three years ago and I noticed that the leaves have a strange looking yellow cast to them. When we looked more closely, there were some leaves turning b… ...