1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean
1.4 Types
Ornamental Tree
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Slopes, Swamps
marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
H1, H2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Fin-shaped Tufts
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Plugs, Sod, Sprigs
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Gout, Laxative, Rheumatism, Wounds
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Wood
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Sometimes used for making wine
Used in lawns and turf
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BETULA papyrifera
STENOTAPHRUM secundatum
7.2 Common Name
Paper Birch
Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Paper birch
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.2 In German
Papierbirke
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.3 In French
Le bouleau à papier
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
abedul de papel
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.5 In Greek
σημύδα χαρτί
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
vidoeiro de papel
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.7 In Polish
brzoza papieru
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.8 In Latin
Paper betula
St. Augustine Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species