Paper Birch

Mature Height: Up to around 70.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.9 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 24 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Pollinators: Moths; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Paper Birch: Achatia distincta, Acleris braunana, Acleris caliginosana, Acleris celiana, Acleris chalybeana, Acleris fuscana, Acleris hastiana, Acleris hudsoniana, Acleris logiana placidana, Acleris maccana, Acleris nigrolinea, Acleris semiannula, Acrobasis betulella, Acrobasis tricolorella, Acronicta americana, Acronicta dactylina, Acronicta fragilis, Acronicta grisea, Acronicta impleta, Acronicta impressa, Acronicta innotata, Acronicta interrupta, Acronicta lanceolaria, Acronicta leporina, Acronicta lepusculina, Acronicta radcliffei, Acronicta superans, Actias luna luna, Aethalura intertexta, Agonopterix argillacea, Agonopterix canadensis, Agonopterix gelidella, Alsophila pometaria, Amorbia humerosana, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacampsis fragariella, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Anacamptodes humaria, Anagoga occiduaria, Anaplectoides pressus, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Ancylis discigerana, Andropolia contacta, Anisota senatoria, Anisota virginiensis, Antaeotricha leucillana, Antaeotricha schlaegeri, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Antispila argentifera, Apotomis albeolana, Apotomis capreana, Apotomis dextrana, Apotomis funerea, Apotomis spinulana, Apotomis tertiana, Archiearis infans, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips cerasivorana, Archips purpurana, Argyrotaenia mariana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Autographa ampla, Automeris io, Automeris io io, Baileya ophthalmica, Bedellia somnulentella, Besma endropiaria, Besma quercivoraria, Bibarrambla allenella, Biston betularia cognataria, Bucculatrix canadensisella, Cabera borealis, Cabera exanthemata bryantaria, Callosamia promethea, Caloptilia alnivorella, Caloptilia invariabilis, Cameraria betulivora, Campaea perlata, Cepphis armataria, Cerastis tenebrifera, Charadra deridens, Choreutis diana, Choreutis pariana, Choristoneura conflictana, Choristoneura fractivittana, Choristoneura obsoletana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Choristoneura zapulata, Cladara atroliturata, Clepsis persicana, Clostera apicalis, Coleophora comptoniella, Coleophora fuscedinella, Coleophora serratella, Colocasia flavicornis, Colocasia flavicornis electa, Colocasia propinquilinea, Crocigrapha normani, Cucullia intermedia, Cucullia lucifuga, Cyclophora pendulinaria, Cycnia oregonensis, Dasychira dorsipennata, Dasychira obliquata, Dasychira plagiata, Dasychira vagans, Dasychira vagans vagans, Datana ministra, Dichomeris ligulella, Drepana arcuata, Drepana bilineata, Eacles imperialis, Ectoedemia lindquisti, Ectropis crepuscularia, Egira dolosa, Elaphria versicolor, Enargia decolor, Enargia infumata, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Epinotia nisella, Epinotia rectiplicana, Epinotia solandriana, Epinotia solicitana, Epinotia stroemiana, Epinotia timidella, Erannis tiliaria, Euchlaena irraria, Euchlaena johnsonaria, Euchlaena marginaria, Euchlaena marginaria albertanensis, Euchlaena pectinaria, Euchlaena tigrinaria, Euchlaena tigrinaria sirenaria, Euclea delphinii, Eueretagrotis attentus, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Eufidonia discospilata, Eulithis xylina speciosa, Eupithecia columbiata, Eupithecia gelidata, Eupithecia georgii, Eupithecia lachrymosa, Eupithecia perfusca, Eupithecia perfusca youngata, Eupithecia ravocostaliata, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Eupsilia sidus, Eupsilia tristigmata, Eutrapela clemataria, Exaeretia ciniflonella, Furcula cinerea, Furcula scolopendrina, Gluphisia septentrionis, Gluphisia severa, Habrosyne scripta, Halysidota tessellaris, Haploa confusa, Haploa lecontei, Hedya separatana, Hemileuca lucina, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Heterocampa biundata, Heterocampa guttivitta, Heterocampa umbrata pulverea, Hethemia pistasciaria, Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria, Homoglaea hircina, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hyalophora euryalus, Hydrelia albifera, Hydriomena furcata, Hypagyrtis piniata, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hypena scabra, Hyphantria cunae, Hypomecis umbrosaria, Hypoprepia fucosa, Iridopsis emasculata, Iridopsis larvaria, Lacanobia radix, Leucobrephos brephoides, Leucoma salicis, Limenitis archippus, Limenitis archippus archippus, Lithomoia solidaginis, Lithophane amanda, Lithophane baileyi, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane fagina, Lithophane georgii, Lithophane grotei, Lithophane innominata, Lithophane laticinerea, Lithophane petulca, Lithophane pexata, Lithophane tepida, Lithophane vivida, Lobophora nivigerata, Lochmaeus bilineata, Lochmaeus manteo, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia rachelae, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Macaria anataria, Macaria brunneata, Macaria exauspicata, Macaria loricaria, Macaria loricaria julia, Machimia tetoriferella, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica lutescens, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Malacosoma disstria, Melanchra assimilis, Melanolophia canadaria, Melanolophia signataria, Meroptera pravella, Mesothea incertata viridipennata, Metanema determinata, Metarranthis duaria, Metarranthis pilosaria, Metarranthis warnerae, Mniotype miniota, Morrisonia confusa, Morrisonia latex, Nacophora quernaria, Nadata gibbosa, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nepytia canosaria, Nites betulella, Nymphalis antiopa, Nymphalis vau-album, Nymphalis vaualbum j-album, Olethreutes appendiceum, Olethreutes glaciana, Olethreutes zelleriana, Oligocentria lignicolor, Oligocentria semirufescens, Operophtera bruceata, Operophtera brumata, Oreana unicolorella, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia antiqua nova, Orgyia definita, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma intermedia, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Ortholepis pasadamia, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia revicta, Orthotaenia undulana, Packardia ceanothi, Paleacrita vernata, Palthis angulalis, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis lamprosana, Pandemis limitata, Paonias excaecata, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Papilio rutulus, Paraclemensia acerifoliella, Paradiarsia littoralis, Peridea ferruginea, Phigalia titea, Phragmatobia assimilans, Phyllodesma americana, Plagodis alcoolaria, Plagodis phlogosaria, Plagodis pulveraria, Plagodis serinaria, Plemyria georgii, Pococera aplastella, Polia imbrifera, Polia nimbosa, Polygonia comma, Polygonia faunus, Polygonia faunus rusticus, Polygonia oreas, Polygonia progne progne, Polygonia satyrus, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protitame virginalis, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Protolampra rufipectus, Pseudosciaphila duplex, Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides, Psilocorsis cryptolechiella, Psilocorsis reflexella, Pyrrharctia isabella, Raphia frater, Rheumaptera hastata, Rheumaptera subhastata albodecorata, Satyrium liparops, Satyrium liparops strigosum, Schizura concinna, Schizura ipomoeae, Schizura leptinoides, Schizura unicornis, Scoliopteryx libatrix, Selenia alciphearia, Selenia kentaria, Semiothisa aemulataria, Semiothisa neptaria, Semiothisa ulsterata, Sicya macularia, Sideridis rosea, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Sparganothis diluticostana, Sparganothis directana, Sparganothis pettitana, Sparganothis reticulatana, Sphinx chersis, Sphinx luscitiosa, Spiramater lutra, Swammerdamia caesilla, Symmerista albifrons, Symmerista canicosta, Symmerista leucitys, Syndemis afflictana, Syngrapha epigaea, Tetracis cachexiata, Thera contractata, Tolype velleda, Xestia smithii, Xylena cineritia, Xylena curvimacula, Xylena thoracica, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda