Dura Heat River Birch
Betula nigra 'Dura Heat'

Foliage: Dark Green
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Fruit: Nutlet
Habit/Form: Oval
Uses​: Shade Tree, Accent​

Zone Hardiness: 3
Plant Height: 40 - 50 ft 
Plant Width: 30 - 40 ft 
Light: Sun
Growth Rate: Fast​

'Dura Heat' is a smaller cultivar that features creamy white bark color, better tolerance to summer heat, and better insect and disease resistance. Multi-trunked trees form a more irregularly shaped crown and are often usually considered to be the superior growth habit for this tree. 'Dura Heats' exfoliating salmon to cinnamon bark reveals creamy white inner bark that can be nearly as white as the white-barked birches. Leathery, diamond-shaped, dark green leaves (to 3″ long) with toothed margins and tapered tips turn an superior yellow in fall. It provides year round interest. This is a selection of a native North American species.