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Insect Relative Damage
| Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 6
[Find Your Zone] |
| Mature Height: | 40-60 Feet |
| Features: | White bark that is only slightly peeling. Fall color is a pale yellow. |
| Culture: | Full sun to partial shade; best in moist, well drained soils; tolerates wet sites. |
| Cultivars: | There are cultivars commercially available, but this species is so poorly adapted to the Midwest and so prone to bronze birch borer that it is not recommended. |
| Mature Form: | Oval, with pendulous branches |
| Native To: | Northern Europe |
| Soil Conditions: |
Dry
 Moist, Well-DrainedWet |
| Tolerance: |
Alkaline Soil
Dry Sites
Salt
Soil Compaction
Wet SitesWind
|
| Uses: |
Massing
Patio
Screen
Shade
Specimen
Street
Wind Break
|
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage Color: |
Green Yellow |
| Additional Notes: | Best in cold climates; Midwestern summers are too hot and stress the tree leaving it open to the borer |
