🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration

🌱 Black Birch

Betula lenta

trees Tree Betulaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun to Partial

💧 Water

Moderate

🗺️ Zones

3-7

🧪 Soil pH

5.0-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Rich, moist

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

30-40 ft

📐 Height

50-70 ft

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Comfrey

Dynamic accumulator

🤝 Marigold

Universal companion

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut

Juglone sensitive

📝 Growing Notes

Cherry birch. Wintergreen-scented twigs.

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