Dwarf River Birch?

[macrocarpa]

Does anyone know much about these dwarf river birch? I think this might be the “little king” cultivar?

Around here people plant full-size river birch on the corner landscape way too close to the house and these little cultivars would be a much better alternative but I have never seen them at nurseries.

 

[Neill]

I’ve worked on one-( a few times) unsure of the exact variety but it was certainly a dwarf. It was probably 15ish years old- 20ish ft tall, 30ish? ft spread.it was thriving. Tons of very small stems and compact. It had All the typical issues with river birch though- leaf and twig litter, semi aggressive roots, always needed to be lifted for clearance. I liked it-thought it was nice for a near the home planting or accent in a garden like you mentioned. It did dominate its space so probably not a good choice for someone who wanted to plant under or around it. I don’t know where to find them.