Taylor County Land Conservation
Paper Birch
Paper Birch
All prices include applicable sales taxes.
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Each bundle contains 25 seedlings.
Scientific Name: Betula papyrifera
Mature Height: 50-70 feet
Mature Spread: 25-50 feet
Hardiness: Zones 2-7
Soil: Prefers acidic, loamy, moist, sandy, well-drained and clay soils.
Light: Full sun to part shade (best foliage color in full sun)
Growth Rate: Medium to fast - height increases 13-24" per year.
Additional Information: Sometimes called Canoe or White Birch. After 6-8 years, dark brown bark gives way to chalk white bark that peels in papery layers. Brown or green catkins appear in April to May. Golden yellow fall color.
White-tailed deer eat considerable amounts of paper birch leaves in the fall. Redpolls, siskins and chickadees eat the seeds. Numerous cavity-nesting birds nest in paper birch, including woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches and swallows. Pecking holes in the bark, the yellow-bellied sapsucker finds the paper birch a favorite tree. Hummingbirds and red squirrels feed at sapwells created by sapsuckers. Ruffed grouse eat the catkins (flowers) and buds. A symbol of renewal and purification to the Celts.
Estimated seedling size: 1-year-old seedlings, 12-18"
Pick-up in late April/early May
Pick-up in late April/early May
Seedling orders must be picked up in person in late April or early May in Medford or Phillips, Wisconsin. Taylor County LCD does not ship trees, shrubs or planting products to individual customers.
The exact pick-up dates will be sent out in early April by email and/or USPS mail. The tree pick-up schedule has typically been on a Thursday, 3-6 p.m. and Friday, 8-11 a.m., for Medford orders and Friday from 8:30-11 a.m. for Phillips orders. If you are unable to pick up your order during those days/times, you may send another person to the pick-up or contact the Taylor County LCD at 715-748-1469 to make other arrangements.
