In this guide, experienced arborists reveal when to prune a birch tree and why they need trimming to help you have healthy, beautiful trees for years to come.

The river birch tree supplies excellent summer shade, beautiful foliage spring through fall and a stunning winter display.

Birch trees didn't suffer this winter like a lot of species, but bugs and disease are other problems that could be causing trouble now.

A number of conifers are candidates for the Official Evergreen of Winter, but among the leaf-shedding shade trees there is just one superstar, the birch tree with its peeling snow-white bark.

Birch planted in Brentwood has not thrived in the 10 years it’s been planted. Birch trees are not native to California and generally don’t do well in our Mediterranean climate.

Native Plant: River birch is an interesting tree that boasts interesting bark that exfoliates to reveal a variety of colors.