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  1. Birch
  2. (Betula sp.)
  3.  
  4. Canoe;Paper
  5. (B. papyrifera)
  6.  
  7. Type: Deciduous
  8. Zone: 2
  9. Height and Width: 90' tall, 40' wide
  10. Shade Density: Medium to light
  11. Fall Foliage: Yellow
  12. Soil Preference: Tolerant, but prefers moist areas
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  14. Comments
  15. Beautiful white bark peels naturally.  Grow in clumps of two to four trunks.
  16.  
  17.  
  18. Weeping
  19. (B. pendula)
  20.  
  21. Type: Deciduous
  22. Zone: 2
  23. Height and Width: 50' tall, 20' wide
  24. Shade Density: Medium
  25. Fall Foliage: Yellow
  26. Soil Preference: Tolerant
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  28. Comments
  29. More prone to borer attack than other birches.  Use as specimen tree.  Short-lived
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  31.  
  32. Gray
  33. (B. populifolia)
  34.  
  35. Type: Deciduous
  36. Zone: 4
  37. Height and Width: 25' tall, 10' wide
  38. Shade Density: Medium
  39. Fall Foliage: Yellow
  40. Soil Preference: Tolerant
  41.  
  42. Comments
  43. Short-lived.  Light bark.  Not as showy as other varieties.
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