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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