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Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'



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Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'
Whitespire gray birch

A white-barked birch with moderate resistance to the bronze birch borer. Use of vegetatively propagated plants, sold as 'Whitespire Sr.', are more reliably resistant to the borer.

Habit:Distinctive spire-like form, narrow pyramidal
Size:40-50' high
Color:Glossy dark green
Texture:Medium
Hardiness:Zone 5a USDA
Habitat:Japan, cultivar selected by Dr. E.R. Hasselkus
Family:Betulaceae

 
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