Yellow birch

Birch family. Native to North America.

Ornamental for its large size (up to 30 m), with interesting bark coloration — silvery-gray or light orange, on old trunks — reddish-brown, and a leaf shape similar to hornbeam leaves, up to 12 cm long, with a distinctive yellow color in autumn.

Growth rate and shade tolerance are medium. Cold-hardy. Prefers moist but well-drained soils. Lives up to 300 years.

based on materials from the website www.ultradrome.narod.ru