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Betula papyrifera
Paper Birch
Zone: 2
Height: 50'
Spread: 35'
Shape: Oval
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’
Cutleaf Weeping Birch
Zone: 2
Height: 40'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Narrowly
oval with slender
branches with
weeping tips
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire Sr.’
Whitespire Sr. Birch
Zone: 4
Height: 40'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Pyramidal
to oval
Foliage: Dark green
glossy leaves
Fall Color: Yellow
In cooler climates, this is the most permanent
and desirable of all white barked Birches. Slow to
turn white, but a perfect chalk-white when older.
Beautiful as a single stem tree or clump form.
Although it becomes a relatively large tree,
slender branches always give it a graceful,
delicate appearance. Hardy enough to do well
in the Rocky Mountain states.
Betula pendula ‘Trost Dwarf’
Trost Dwarf Birch
Zone: 3
Height: 4'
Spread: 4'
Shape: Weeping,
mounded
Foliage: Green to
silvery green
Fall Color: Yellowish
INSECT RESISTANCE:
Resistant to bronze birch borer
Whitespire “Senior” is vegetatively propagated
directly from the original, superior tree in
Wisconsin.
Betula utilis ‘Madison’
White Satin Birch
Zone: 4
Height: 35'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Broadly pyramidal
to oval
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Golden
yellow
White Satin Birch
Betula papyrifera ‘Renci’ PP 12768
Renaissance Reflection ® Birch
Zone: 3
Height: 50'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Upright
pyramidal
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
A refined and unique tree that is truly a collector’s
item. Its diminutive height is matched by delicate,
deeply dissected, spidery thin leaves.
Betula pendula ‘Youngii’
Young’s Weeping Birch
Zone: 2
Height: 15'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Picturesque,
weeping
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
INSECT RESISTANCE: Reported resistance to
bronze birch borer
Selected by Dr. Ed Hasselkus of the University
of Wisconsin, the original tree has resisted
borers for nearly 30 years while nearby trees
have died. Good cold hardiness, golden yellow
fall color and satin-white bark are additional
features of this long-lived, handsome tree.
INSECT RESISTANCE:
Reported resistance to bronze birch borer
This cultivar was selected by Tom Pinney Jr. for
its upright pyramidal shape, brilliant white bark,
and high resistance to bronze birch borer. It’s
faster growing than typical of the species and
produces a narrower crown.
Betula pendula
European White Birch
Zone: 2
Height: 45'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Broadly
pyramidal to oval
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellow to
yellow green
Very attractive tree with white bark that does not
peel as much as Paper Birch. Tolerates wet soil.
This easily shaped tree is especially suited to
small garden areas. Its characteristic, asymmetric
branch structure makes it an attractive and
interesting addition to an informal landscape.
Betula platyphylla ‘Fargo’ PP 10963
Dakota Pinnacle ® Birch
Zone: 3
Height: 40'
Spread: 15'
Shape: Narrowly
pyramidal
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Developed by North Dakota State University,
this very cold hardy birch is well adapted to the
tough climate of the northern plains. A stiffly
upright, narrowly pyramidal form, combined with
dense, dark green foliage and white bark give it
a striking appearance.
Frans Fontaine Hornbeam
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