Betulaceae
Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica
Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica
Also known as Betula platyphylla var. brunnea, Betula cajanderi, Betula platyphylla f. laciniata, Betula platyphylla var. phellodendroides
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Birch · White Bark · Ornamental Tree · Deciduous · Fast Growing · Landscape Tree · Asian Birch · Cold Hardy · Weeping · Wildlife
Manchurian white birch is a fast-growing ornamental tree prized for its striking white bark and graceful weeping form, ideal for large garden spaces or naturalistic landscapes. It prefers cool, moist conditions and performs best with consistent watering, especially during its first few years of establishment. Avoid planting in hot, dry sites and watch for bronze birch borer, which is the primary pest concern for this species.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly at the base until soil is evenly moist; allow surface soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.2–7.4
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Primorye, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Yakutskiya
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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