Paper Birch
- Botanical Name
- Betula papyrifera
- Hardiness
- Zones 2 to 6
- Height
- 50 to 70 feet
- Width
- 30 to 60 feet
- Flowers
- Catkins, in 2 or 3's
- Fruit
- Nutlets borne on 1 to 1.5" catkins
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Prefers cooler climates
- Transplant as balled and burlap
- Avoid spring pruning to prevent bleeding
- Problems
- Bronze birch borer, leaf miner
- Varieties
- Snowy - showy white bark, good borer resistance
- Chickadee - very white bark, columnar form
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