Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] 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 * See specific cultivar notes on next page. 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 1 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Moisture Tolerance Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Cultivars for Betula populifolia Showing 1-2 of 2 items. 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 3 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Photos Betula populifolia - Bark Betula populifolia - Leaf 4 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Betula populifolia - Habit Betula populifolia - Bark 5 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Betula populifolia - Habit Betula populifolia - Catkin 6 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Betula populifolia - Buds, Catkin Betula populifolia - Bark 7 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Betula populifolia - Bud 8.