BIRCH WHITESPIRE
Height | 40 – 50' |
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Spread | 25 – 30' |
Zone | 3 – 7 |
Habit | NARROW UPRIGHT |
Foliage | Dark green |
Fall Color | Greenish-yellow |
Whitespire has a beautiful spire-like upright form, white non-exfoliating bark and excellent bronze birch borer resistance. Leaves are glossy, dark green turning yellowish-green in fall. Whitespire Birch is very adaptable preferring moist, well drained, slightly acidic soils. Selected over twenty years ago by Dr. Edward R. Hasselkus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Arboretum. Originally thought to be Betula platyphylla japonica, Whitespire has recently been identified as Betula populifolia, Gray Birch, a species known to be bronze birch borer resistant. Our plants are grown from seed collected from the original Whitespire Birch selection in an isolated seed block. This differs from Whitespire Senior which is vegetatively propagated from the original ‘Whitespire’ plant. Since ‘Whitespire’ has been identified as Gray Birch and a resistant species, we feel it is unnecessary to grow vegetatively. It has proven over time to be one of the most useful birch on difficult landscape sites.
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BIRCH WHITESPIRE 4' BARE ROOT
BIRWHSF04
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BIRCH WHITESPIRE 36in. BARE ROOT SINGLE STEM
BIRWHSB36
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BIRCH WHITESPIRE 24in. BARE ROOT SINGLE STEM
BIRWHSB24
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BIRCH WHITESPIRE 18in. BARE ROOT SINGLE STEM
BIRWHSB18
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BIRCH WHITESPIRE 12in. BARE ROOT SINGLE STEM
BIRWHSB12
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Notice
When ordering tray material, any 38 Ct and 50 Ct Evergreen Gro Plugs or 18 Ct cell liner trays, the order quantity must be in full tray increments.
Example
- 7 trays of 50 Ct Gro Plugs would be 350 plants on the order line.
- 5 trays of 18 Ct trays would be 90 plants on the order line.
All bare root birch single stem must be ordered in increments of 10.
All bare root evergreen T Bedrun Four Year Old, minimum order is 25 plants per variety.
Availability Legend
- 50GP = One year from seed, sold 50 trees per tray, 3 tray mix/match minimum
- 18 Ct Tray = Two years from seed/cutting, 3 tray mix/match minimum
- #1 Container = 3 year old tree container grown
- #5 Container = 5 year old tree container established
- T Bedrun = 4 year old field grown bare root liners/bed run
Season Code
- F22-S23
When products are available
- FALL 2022 – SPRING 2023