GIS Coordinate:
N40 21.250 W94 53.049
Trail Number:
C11
Family:
Betulaceae
Foliage:
Leaves alternate, simple, 2 to 3 inches long and coarsely serrated
Native Locale:
Greenland, Labrador to British Columbia, Alaska and Washington south to Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nebraska, and Montana
Mature Height:
50 to 70 feet
Mature Width:
Spread equal to one 1/2 to 2/3
Hardiness Zones:
Zone 2 to 6(7)
Soil Preference:
Adapted to colder climates; available to wide variety of soils but does best in well- drained, acid, moist, and or silty loams
Growth Habit:
Loosely pyramidal in youth developing an irregular, oval to rounded crown at maturity; usually maintaining its branches close to the ground unless limbed up
Rate of Growth:
Medium to Fast; over a 10 to 20 year period averaging 1 1/2 to 2 feet growth every year
Disease and Insect:
Much more resistant to bronze birch borer than B. Pendula
Landscape Value:
n/a
Additional Notes:
