Family: Betulaceae
Scientific Name: Betula nigra Shiloh Splash
Common Name: Shiloh Splash River Birch
| Description | A variegated variety of the River Birch. Grown as a small tree or large shrub. |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist prefers acidic, may suffer from chlorosis in alkaline soils |
| Fruit | small nutlets in pendulous catkins, tiny seeds |
| Leaves | serrated, triangular, green with white margin |
| Stems | exfoliating white bark, brown under layer |
| Dimensions | 10-30 by 8-16 feet (HS), slow growth rate |
| Propagation | PP16,362 |
| Cultivar Origin | John and Danny Allen at Shiloh Nursery USA, 1999, as a branch mutation |
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