river birch

American  

noun

1. a tree, Betula nigra, of the eastern U.S., having papery, reddish-brown bark that peels away.

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Etymology

Origin of river birch

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Here grow maple, oak, hickory, cottonwood, sycamore, river birch, hackberry, fronds bowed under climbing English ivy, with winter creeper spreading underfoot.

From New York Times

Fair Bluff is small-town idyllic, nestled among fields of corn and tobacco near the South Carolina border, shielded from the Lumber River by a narrow bank of tupelo gum, river birch and bald cypress trees.

From New York Times

The go-to birch in the Mid-Atlantic garden is the river birch, of which the most popular variety is Heritage.

From Washington Post

Local greenery, like bayberry, cherry laurel, river birch, lavender, juniper and switchgrass, separates white picnic-style tables in this restaurant’s spacious garden.

From New York Times

“There’s a Carolina wren in those dead river birches,” she said as we walked the course.

From Washington Post