Red River Birch

Category: T
Botanical name: Betula fontinalis
Height: 25'
Width: 15'
Water requirements: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Sunlight: Full to Part sun
Lowest hardiness zone for growth: 4
Shape: Round
Growth rate: Moderate
Bloom time: Early Spring
Level of maintenance: Medium
Potential diseases: nsect pests include Japanese beetles, treehoppers, leafhoppers, caterpillars, borers, webworms, and scale. Canker can be a significant disease problem. Verticillium wilt, dieback, leaf spots, mildew, and blights sometimes occur. Regular maintenance through proper watering and fertilization and by pruning out dead branches as needed will mitigate most of these problems.