Betula utilis

Name: Betula utilis
Common Name:  Himalayan birch				Family:  Betulaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit variable	Hard. Zone   usda 5		Mature Size 18m tall by 10m spread					x
Leaf: ovate, tooothed,  tapered, dark green, 13cm long					Fall/Winter Color: yellow foliage in fall cultivars have variety of bark colors, peeling bark winter interest
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:yellow brown pendant catkins						Infl.: male pendant catkins
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec.  ( fall foliage)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun     Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: specimen tree, peeling ornamental bark		Limitations: canker, dieback caused by fungi, viruses, leaf spot, bronze birch borer, aphids					Other Features: locally suisceptible to bronze birch borer