General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: To 12 inches (30 cm) in 15 years
Plant Spread: To 18 inches (45 cm) in 15 years
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Pollinators: Wind
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Birch
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Betula gmelinii
  • Synonym: Betula apoiensis

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-10-28
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-05-27
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-10-04

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