Light Requirements: part shade. I can take full sun for most of the day, but appreciate afternoon shading.
Soil Moisture: medium/wet
Bloom Color: yellowish brown (male), green (female)
Bloom Time: March-April
Height: 50-70 ft.
Root Structure: Shallow and spreading
Deer Resistant? yes
Black Walnut tolerant? Not sure
Grown from local seed? No
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
I’m native to NY state and Tompkins County
I need consistently moist soil, in fact I tolerate poor and wet soil.
I’m the larval host of the Luna moth and the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
Many birds enjoy my seeds. Yellow Belly Sapsucker favor me as a great place to leave their marks and hummingbirds often come along behind to drink my sap.
I have attractive peeling white bark for lovely winter interest, and yellow foliage in the fall
I’m monoecious (male and female flowers on the same tree)