Betula nigra Summer Cascade
If staked Summer Cascade will form a mound with layers of arching branches and grow to 6' high x 10' wide in 10 years. Staked and trained it will form a central trunk with pendulous branches and mature at 50-60' high. This is a fast growing and very pest resistant cultivar. Dark green leaves turn yellow in fall. Exfoliating bark like the species.