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| Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 6
[Find Your Zone] |
| Mature Height: | 20-40 Feet |
| Features: | White bark that does not peel; yellow fall color. |
| Culture: | Full sun; tolerates poor soils, wet or dry sites. |
| Cultivars: | 'Whitespire'-narrow spire-like form; best resistance to the borer is found in trees that are propagated by tissue culture from the original specimen of 'Whitespire' (This cultivar is now considered a cultivar of Betula populifolia) |
| Mature Form: | Oval to irregular; often multi-trunked. |
| Native To: | United States |
| Soil Conditions: |
 DryMoist, Well-DrainedWet |
| Tolerance: |
Alkaline Soil
Dry SitesSaltSoil CompactionWet SitesWind
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| Uses: |
Massing
Patio
Screen
Shade
Specimen
Street
Wind Break
|
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage Color: |
Yellow |
| Additional Notes: | Best in cold climates; Midwestern summers are too hot. |
