Flowering TreesPaper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 2-6, that matures to about 50-70 ft × 25-50 ft. It does best in part shade with high water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect brown and green blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, moths and pollinators, stands up well to deer, poor soil and wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 2-6
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 50-70 ft × 25-50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Brown, Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Poor soil, Wet soil
- Native to
- North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Paper Birch is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), 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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