Flowering TreesHimalayan White Birch
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Himalayan White Birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-7, that matures to about 30-40 ft x 20-25 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and sandy soil. It attracts birds, stands up well to deer.
- USDA zones
- 4-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30-40 ft x 20-25 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Sandy
- Foliage
- Green
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Deer
- Native to
- Himalayas
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Himalayan White Birch is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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