Latin Name - Betula papyrifera
Height - 45-60 feet
Spread - 20-35 feet
Growth Rate - Moderate
USDA Zone - 3 to 6
Drought Tolerance - Low
Native to Canada and the northern United States, paper birch is known for its beautiful, white, exfoliating bark. Graceful branching and yellow fall color made it popular in the past; now borer infestation is commonplace. A dead trunk and dead branches in the upper portion of the tree is the classic symptom. Paper birch is adapted to cool, moist environments. In warm and dry landscape settings (most of populated Utah,) the likelihood of plant stress and subsequent infestation is great.