Selected cultivar of North American river birch with strikingly creamy-pink peeling bark and excellent resistance to bronze birch borer — the most reliable birch for warm-climate gardens.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 4–9 | −34.4 °C to −1.1 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H6 | −20 °C to −15 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 4–8 | −29 °C to −1 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 2–6 | −10 °C to 15 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Creamy salmon-pink papery peeling bark — distinct from the white birch palette, particularly striking in winter low light
- Most heat-tolerant birch in cultivation — succeeds across the warm and humid southeastern US where other birches fail
- Strong resistance to bronze birch borer — the safest choice in birch-borer regions
- Tolerates wet ground — natural to floodplain forests
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