birch
Betula glandulosa
USDA zones2 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall3 to 10 feet wide
- Habit
- Subshrub , shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish-yellow male and female catkins
- Fall color
- Yes
Garden uses
Notes
Birch (Betula glandulosa) is a shrub for ground cover and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and average to wet soil. Greenish-yellow male and female catkins open in late spring to early summer. The leaves turn a fall color before they drop.
Pairs well with Common juniper, Sweet fern, Rush, and Siberian squill.
Native range
Northern North America and central and eastern Asia.