Parkland Pillar Birch 07G

Parkland Pillar Birch 

Betula platyphylla 'Jefpark'

Height:  35 feet

Spread:  6 feet

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Hardiness Zone:  3

Other Names:  White Birch

Description:

Parkland Pillar is a beautiful birch with a narrow, upright dense habit. It boasts white bark and dense, dark green foliage that turns golden in late fall. This fast-growing variety is suitable for gardens, screens, or boulevards. Tolerant of heat, drought, and alkaline soils, Parkland Pillar is an excellent choice for urban landscapes. Its narrow form and bold colors make it the perfect accent tree or privact screen when planted in multiples.

Ornamental Features

Parkland Pillar Birch features subtle chartreuse catkins in early spring. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding yellow in the fall. The peeling creamy white bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.

Landscape Attributes

Parkland Pillar Birch is a single-stemmed deciduous tree with an upright narrow form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Parkland Pillar Birch is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Screen

Planting & Growing

Parkland Pillar Birch will grow to be about 35 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.