Melinda Myers

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