What Grows Under a River Birch Tree

Pachysandra, or Japanese spurge, is another type of ground cover plant that can grow beneath river birch trees. These plants are evergreen, growing about 1 foot tall and they grow well in shaded locations. Liriope, or lilyturf, is a grass-like ground cover plant that forms tall clumps and produces purple flowers.

What can I plant with a birch tree?

Attractive underplantings for birch trees that grow well in slightly acidic soils and light shade include Vinca minor, blue wood sedge (Carex flaccosperma), dicentra, viola, hosta, rhododendron, lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina), and ajuga.

What do birch trees attract?

Paper birch trees are a larval host for luna moth caterpillars. They also attract a number of birds, including yellow bellied sap suckers, black-capped chickadees, tree sparrows and pine siskins. Here are a few uses of paper birch in the landscape: Grow them in groups in moist beds and borders.