Birch ‘Prairie Dream’ Multi-Stem

Description

Betula papyrifera ‘Varen’

Zone: 2
Exposure: Full Sun
Mature Size: 40′ high x 30′ wide
Tree Form: Upright oval, wide
Canopy:  Dense
Growth Rate: Moderate
Special Features:  Attractive snow-white bark, high resistance to Bronze Birch Borer
Fall Color:  Gold

Description:  A selection of paper birch with snow-white peeling bark that exfoliates with age, and gold fall color; more adaptable and stress-tolerant than other species. An excellent accent tree with outstanding winter interest.

Ornamental Features: Dark green summer foliage turns an outstanding gold in the fall. The peeling white bark is extremely showy and exfoliates with age.

Landscape Attributes:   Multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a shapely oval form. Low maintenance tree, should be pruned in the summer after leaves have fully developed.  Drought tolerant once established.