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Avalanche Birch Betula x

Flower Season
  • Winter
Mature Size
50' 40' 15.2m 12.2m
Height: 50'
Spread: 30' - 40'
Height: 15.2m
Spread: 9.1m - 12.2m
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  • Details

    600 - 600 Inches
    360 - 480 Inches
    360 - 480 Inches
    15.2m
    9.1m - 12.2m
    9.1m - 12.2m

    Features

    Everything you love about a white birch, but in a smaller package. Its habit lends itself to more applications in the landscape! Its multi-stemmed bright white form looks lovely framing homes and businesses. It grows happily in courtyards, near buildings, lining driveways and walkways, and especially in island beds. 

    Top reasons to grow Avalanche birch:

    - Smaller mature size than average birches

    - Handsome peeling bark

    - Elegant specimen

    Fall Interest
    Winter Interest

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Tree
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    600 Inches 15.2m
    Spacing: 
    360 - 480 Inches 9.1m - 12.2m
    Spread: 
    360 - 480 Inches 9.1m - 12.2m
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Pruning isn't necessary! It keeps its handsome multistemmed habit naturally. 

    Avalanche Betula x 'Avalzam'
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