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Betulaceae
Arctic dwarf birch
Betula nana
Also known as Dwarf birch, Tundra dwarf birch, Betula nana, Betula nana var. flabellifolia
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Dwarf Shrub · Arctic Plant · Autumn Colour · Rock Garden · Betula · Birch · Tundra · Cold Hardy · Ornamental Foliage · Native Plant
Arctic dwarf birch is a compact, slow-growing shrub prized for its attractive rounded leaves that turn vivid yellow-orange in autumn, making it an excellent choice for rock gardens, tundra-style plantings, or as a small-scale specimen shrub. It prefers cool climates, moist acidic soils, and full sun to partial shade, and will struggle in hot, dry, or alkaline conditions. Once established it requires minimal attention beyond ensuring adequate moisture and protection from waterlogged soils.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil evenly moist, especially during the growing season; reduce in winter · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.9–6.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 2a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 70 ft
- Spread
- 30 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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