Paper Birch
This deciduous tree tolerates alkaline soils well.
The graceful form and attractive white bark of paper birch make it a prized species for ornamental planting and landscaping around homes and public buildings The trunk generally divides into several arching branches.
Paper Birch trees are the most widely distributed (east to west) of all North American birches.
The Paper Birch tree, Betula papyrifera, is also known as a Paper Birch, White Birch, Canoe Birch.
Paper birch are fast growing trees.
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Leafhoppers are 1/4 inch long pests that like to suck the juices right out leaves, buds,and stems. You can keep these bugs away by planting petunias, geraniums and perennial grasses - they hate moisture and low light.
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