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🌱 Sweet 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

Twigs taste like wintergreen. Sap can be boiled to syrup.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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