River Birch graces back yard

In August, I saw three river birch in my cousin's back yard and was intrigued by their shaggy bark. I know it won't give a tremendous amount of shade, which I desperately need on the west side of my house, but the tree is too lovely to ban from my backyard. So I added one lovely river birch, easily viewed from the sunroom, near the Seiryu Japanese maple. So pretty.