Asian White Birch
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Source of plant
Forestfarm Nursery, Meadow Lake Nursery
Description
This Asian white birch’s most striking feature is the columnar to narrowly pyramidal growth habit. The bark color goes through a transitional phase from grayish-orange in 3-year old stems, orange-white in 6-year old stems to yellow-white in mature trunk. The bark is slightly exfoliating when mature. The dark green quality foliage is retained until late autumn. ‘Fargo’ has been shown to be well adapted in Fargo, ND (USDA hardiness zone 4a), Mandan, ND (zone 3b), St. Paul, MN (zone 4a) and Central Saskatchewan, Canada (zone 3a). ‘Fargo’ is very tolerant to drought and heat, strong winds, as well as to heavy clay soil with high pH. Evaluations indicate ‘Fargo’ has more than average tolerance to the bronze birch borer.Potential Uses or Applications: Columnar tree to 30' by 8', selected by ND State University has yellow-white bark and tolerance to summer heat, drought, alkaline soil and pollution.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
drought tolerance, pest resistance, growth habit