Chinese Paper Birch

Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis

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

115 ft

Light

Full Sun to Part Shade

Hardiness

Zone Zones 5a–8b

Bloom Time

May to June

Fall Color

Yellow

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