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Monarch Birch

Betula maximowicziana

Betulaceae · broadleaf · introduced

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
Cytospora spp. (synonyms: Leucostoma, Valsa) Canker
Limb and Wood Decay

Pests (9)

Agrilus anxius Bronze birch borer
Birch leafminer
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale
Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer
Carpenterworm
Fall webworm
Symphyta Sawfly
Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar

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