Betula populifolia 'Whitespire' - Asian White Birch - Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc.
Betula populifolia 'Whitespire' - Asian White Birch - Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
Betula populifolia 'Whitespire' - Asian White Birch
ZONE:
3
HEIGHT:
7-8 m
SPREAD:
5-6 m
Though birches can tolerate moderate drought, they grow best when they have cool roots. Underplant with a ground cover or mulch well, and avoid heaping the mulch against the stem. Gray birch will tolerate a range of soil moistures and conditions, except high pH. Any pruning should be done in the summer, to prevent bleeding. Normally planted in clumps with two to four stems.
This cultivar of gray birch demonstrates resistance to bronze birch borer.
