Fargo European white birch
Betula pendula 'Fargo'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 40 feet tallup to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Pyramidal
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellowish-brown (male) green (female)
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Fargo' European white birch (Betula pendula 'Fargo') is a tree for specimen, accent, and rain garden plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into a pyramidal shape, and the leaves show fall color. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms in early to late spring.
Pairs well with Royal fern, American hornbeam, and Spotted joe-pye weed.