Native Plants

Sweet Birch

Betula lenta
Location

Native to

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Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts

Sweet Birch, also known as Cherry, Black, or Mahogany Birch, is a perennial, deciduous tree that grows 50 to 75 feet tall with golden yellow fall foliage. Its scaly, dark shiny red, almost black bark resembles that of the cherry tree. Growing in partial shade and moist, rich, and well-drained soil, Sweet Birch is known for the strong wintergreen scent of its bark and leaves.

May Attract

Sweet Birch is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Finches
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters

These Audubon locations near you offer native plant services

In some parts of the country you may not have a "local" Audubon that is able to provide help with native plants for birds, but we will still show you the closest Audubon that can help.

Grange Insurance Audubon Center

, Columbus, OH 43215

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Habitat Ambassador volunteer training
  • Habitat installation/restoration projects
  • Habitat recognition/certification
  • Municipal & corporate habitat planning & consultation
  • Native plant sales
  • Residential habitat improvement consultation

Aullwood Audubon

1000 Aullwood Road, Dayon, OH 45414

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Native plant sales
  • Residential habitat improvement consultation

Where to Buy

Find in-person and online vendors for your home or wholesale project. It's a good idea to call ahead to verify native stocks, and find out what services they offer.

Deeply Rooted Landscapes

1230 N Montgomery County Line Road , Tipp City, OH 45371

Natives in Harmony

4652 Township Road 179, Marengo , OH 43334

(419) 688-9800

Go Natives Now

107 E. Concord Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036

(513) 505-7191

Baker's Acres

3388 Castle Rd, Alexandria, OH 43001

(740) 924-6525

Scioto Gardens

3351 State Route 37 West, Delaware, OH 43015

(740) 363-8264

Envirotech Consultants/Nursery (Wholesale Only)

5380 Township, 143 NE, Somerset, OH 43783

(740) 743-1669

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Nuthatches
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Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Grange Insurance Audubon Center.
, Columbus, OH 43215
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TREES

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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wrens
Crows & Jays
+11

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SHRUBS

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Finches
Thrushes
Wrens
+11

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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

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Chickadees & Titmice
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TREES

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Waxwings
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Nuthatches
+11

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Waxwings
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Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

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SHRUBS / TREES

American Plum

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Orioles
Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
+10

May attract

Orioles
Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Vireos
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

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ANNUALS/PER.

American Pokeweed

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Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+7

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Finches
Woodpeckers

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
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TREES

American Sycamore

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Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Wood Warblers
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Wood Warblers
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Provides

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