Is European White Birch deer resistant?
Betula pendula
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 2–7LightFull sun
Mature height360–600 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceHigh, wants regular attention
About European White Birch
Elegant white bark and weeping habit, but severely susceptible to bronze birch borer in North America and often dead within twenty years. River birch is the sensible substitute.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 177 to 236 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- High
Similar to European White 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
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where European White Birch grows
Hardy across most of these 48 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
- North Dakota
- 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 European White Birch
- Is European White Birch deer resistant?
- European White Birch (Betula pendula) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does European White Birch grow in?
- European White Birch is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does European White Birch grow in shade?
- No. European White Birch wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does European White Birch get?
- Mature height is roughly 360–600 in. Growth rate is fast.