Birch
(Betula sp.)
 
Canoe;Paper
(B. papyrifera)
 
Type: Deciduous
Zone: 2
Height and Width: 90' tall, 40' wide
Shade Density: Medium to light
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Soil Preference: Tolerant, but prefers moist areas
 
Comments
Beautiful white bark peels naturally.  Grow in clumps of two to four trunks.
 

Weeping
(B. pendula)
 
Type: Deciduous
Zone: 2
Height and Width: 50' tall, 20' wide
Shade Density: Medium
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Soil Preference: Tolerant
 
Comments
More prone to borer attack than other birches.  Use as specimen tree.  Short-lived
 

Gray
(B. populifolia)
 
Type: Deciduous
Zone: 4
Height and Width: 25' tall, 10' wide
Shade Density: Medium
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Soil Preference: Tolerant
 
Comments
Short-lived.  Light bark.  Not as showy as other varieties.