Height:

40'

Spread:

35'

Light requirement:

full sun to part shade.

Growth rate:

rapid.

Habit:

oval.

Flowering - time/color:

early spring/not showy

Foliage - spring/summer:

dark green.

Foliage - fall:

yellow.

Fruit:

small nutlets in cylindrical catkins.

Attributes:

white bark, yellow fall color.

Liabilities: birch borers are a serious problem.