Prairie Vision® Asian White Birch Betula platyphylla ‘Verdale’
RFM-34
Sturdy, adapted tree
Description
A selection of Asian white birch native to western China which has performed very well and resisted bronze birch borer attack for 30 years in evaluations. Bark is white with blackish markings. Its broad, triangular-deltoid shaped leaves turn a golden-yellow in fall. Trees can be grown single or multi-trunked. This adaptable tree grows upright-oblong to semi-pyramidal in form, broadening somewhat with age. Available in commercial nursery trade. Prairie Vision® reaches a semi-mature height of 35 to 45 feet in 25 to 30 years. It is hardy in USDA Zone 3.
Potential Uses or Applications
Nursery stock, park planting and landscape specimen tree
Development Stage
Chalky-white bark
Plant material can be obtained from NDSU Plant Sciences Department or designated nursery subject to availability.
Patent Status
U.S. Trademark registered – Prairie Vision®.
U.S. Plant Patent No. PP15,944 P3
Licensing Status
This cultivar is available for non-exclusive licensing.
Quality foliage