It is narrower (only 6–9 feet wide) and dense in habit. This NDSU introduction tolerates alkaline soils.įirst Editions Parkland Pillar® is a selection of Dakota Pinnacle® discovered at Parkland Nursery in Alberta. It grows 35 feet tall and 10–12 feet wide, making it useful as a vertical accent in the garden or for use in screening. The Asian white birch Dakota Pinnacle® is popular for its narrow, columnar habit. platyphylla) tolerate dry soils and heat, making them less attractive to borers. Several cultivars trace their roots back to Asia. Renaissance Reflection® is another fine paper birch, noted for its fast growth and pyramidal habit. It was discovered in the Killdeer Mountains. Prairie Dream® (middle photo), an introduction from NDSU, tolerates the stresses of our climate and resists bronze birch borer (no birch is totally immune to borers). Paper birch ( Betula papyrifera) is one of the best white-bark birches for home landscapes. The light color of its bark will stand out even more with evergreen trees in the background. Place your birch where you can appreciate its beauty, especially in winter. Shallow, frequent irrigations will develop a drought-sensitive, shallow root system. If you water deeply, you will establish a deep root system. That is pure cruelty! Rock mulches trap heat, create stress and will attract borers to the tree.ĭeep, infrequent irrigations can help your tree tolerate dry spells in summer. Understory plantings of ground covers or low-growing shrubs will also keep your birch cool. Birches have a thin bark and are especially sensitive to this damage. They also shield the tree against bark-scraping mowers and weed whips. These organic mulches keep the soil cool and moist. Shredded bark and wood chip mulches are highly recommended. Keep birches out of the harsh afternoon sun.
Borers can detect this stress and will kill these trees.Ī north or east facing location is best. This can be a very stressful place since birches are sensitive to heat. Unfortunately, we often plant birches as a solitary clump in the sunny front yard. The healthiest stands of birch in nature are found in cool, moist soils and in groups of hundreds of trees. They demand cool, shaded soils to do well. Nice!īirch trees are not the easiest of trees to grow. As for the rest of the year, birches have lustrous green leaves in summer and bright yellow foliage in fall. Their peeling bark stands out in landscapes all winter long. Our winters in North Dakota are long-almost half the year. River birch has flaky, cinnamon-brown bark. Prairie Dream® paper birch has peeling bark, tolerates heat and shows resistance to borers. The spectacular colors and textures of peeling birch bark are fully revealed in winter.
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