Monarch Birch

Betula maximowicziana

Betulaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced

Last updated March 8, 2026

Data Coverage 2 of 6 dimensions

Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Height

45 ft

Light

Full Sun

Hardiness

Zone Zones 5a–8b

Fall Color

Gold, yellow

Origin

northern Japan

Diseases (3)

Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Symptom category — not a single disease Canker Limb and Wood Decay

Pests (9)

Agrilus anxius Bronze birch borer Fenusa pusilla Birch leafminer Aphidoidea Aphid Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Choreutis pariana Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Symphyta Sawfly Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar