If trees aren t hydrated the leaves can turn yellow as they try to conserve water.
River birch tree leaves yellow.
She asked us why her river birch leaves were turning yellow and falling off and how she could fix it.
There are many reasons why you too could see these symptoms.
Birch leaf turning yellow in summer.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 to.
In iowa the foliage of the river birch betula nigra often turns a sickly yellow green.
The problem is referred to as iron chlorosis.
Yellow leaves on a river birch.
Birch trees betula spp add interesting architectural form to your garden landscape.
Weeping birch trees.
A close examination of chlorotic leaves will show that while most of the leaf is yellow green the tissue around the major veins is a darker green.
In addition to its white bark and yellow fall foliage the form of this tree provides landscaping interest.
It can be grown in planting zones 3 to 9.
Unlike the expected white bark many associate with birch trees the river birch displays a red tinted bark that peels from the tree throughout the year offering.
The yellow green foliage is due to a deficiency of iron.
Test for dry soil.