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Species: Betula populifolia

(bet'you-lah pop-ue-li-fo'lee-ah)

Gray Birch; Poplar Birch; Old Field Birch; Poverty Birch; White Birch

Cultivar Information

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Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Tree > 30 feet Height: 20' - 40' (spread 10' - 20') Leaves: Deciduous Shape: irregular narrow open form; usually multi-stem but can be single Ornamental Other:

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun Hardy To Zone: 3b Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to neutral soil (pH 5.0 to 7.4) Environmental Other: Adaptable to variety of soils (sand, rocky, gravel and heavy).

Insect Disease

leaf miner; cankers; bronze birch borer; chlorosis in high pH soils

Bare Root Transplanting

Moderately difficult

Other

native to North America, from Nova Scotia to Ontario, south to Delaware; transplant B & B in spring; good for naturalizing in difficult sites

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Moisture Tolerance

Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil

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Cultivar Name Notes

Whitespire 'Whitespire' - inaccurately identified as a selection of Betula platyphylla var. japonica when it was first released; has resistance to bronze birch borer

Royal Frost Betula populifolia x Whitespire 'Royal Frost' - hybrid between Betula platyphylla x B. pendula purpurea 'Crimson Frost' and Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'; deep burgundy foliage; resistant to birch borer

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Betula populifolia - Bark

Betula populifolia - Leaf

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Betula populifolia - Habit

Betula populifolia - Bark

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Betula populifolia - Habit

Betula populifolia - Catkin

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Betula populifolia - Buds, Catkin

Betula populifolia - Bark

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Betula populifolia - Bud

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