Birch, Paper, Clump
Betula papyrifera
Zone: 2
Height: 30-40'
Foliage: Deep Green
Spread: 30'
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Growth Rate: Moderate
Shape: Rounded Crown
Paper Birch leaves are yellow in the fall. The bark becomes a beautiful chalk-white as the tree matures. An extremely hardy specimen for the landscape.
Birch, Western Red, Multi-Stem
Betula occidentalis fontinalis
Zone: 3
Height: 30'
Foliage: Green
Spread: 20-30'
Fall Foliage: Yellow/Orange
Growth Rate: Moderate
Shape: Open, Spreading
This unusual birch has cinnamon-colored bark. Foliage is a shiny green until fall when the leaves turn yellow-orange. This species is native to the intermountain areas making it extremely hardy. Reported to be more resistant to bores than other birches.