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

Symphyta Sawfly

Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar