Is Chinese Paper Birch deer resistant?
Betula albosinensis
About Chinese Paper Birch
Coppery-pink peeling bark that beats any white birch for winter interest. More borer-resistant than paper birch, and happier in warmer gardens.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 177 to 236 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Chinese Paper Birch
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
- Colorado Blue SprucePicea pungensZones 2–7Seldom damaged
Where Chinese Paper Birch grows
Hardy across most of these 47 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Chinese Paper Birch
- Is Chinese Paper Birch deer resistant?
- Chinese Paper Birch (Betula albosinensis) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Chinese Paper Birch grow in?
- Chinese Paper Birch is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Chinese Paper Birch grow in shade?
- No. Chinese Paper Birch wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.