Paper Birch

Each bundle contains 25 seedlings.  Scientific Name: Betula papyrifera Mature Height: 50-70 feet Mature Spread: 25-50 feet Hardiness: Zones 2-7 Soil: Prefers acidic, loamy, moist, sandy, well-drained and clay soils.  Light: Full sun to part shade (best foliage color in full sun) Growth Rate: Medium to fast - height increases 13-24" per year. Additional Information: Sometimes called Canoe or White Birch. After 6-8 years, dark brown bark gives way to chalk white bark that peels in papery layers. Brown or green catkins appear in April to May. Golden yellow fall color. White-tailed deer eat considerable amounts of paper birch leaves in the fall. Redpolls, siskins and chickadees eat the seeds. Numerous cavity-nesting birds nest in paper birch, including woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches and swallows. Pecking holes in the bark, the yellow-bellied sapsucker finds the paper birch a favorite tree. Hummingbirds and red squirrels feed at sapwells created by sapsuckers. Ruffed grouse eat the cat