Betula
platyphylla‘Fargo’
Dakota Pinnacle® Asian White
Birch
NDSU
Plant Sciences Introduction
Technology: Horticulture
Cultivar (RFM-19)
Betula
platyphylla ‘Fargo’
Dakota Pinnacle®
Asian White Birch
Description:
A selection
made from an open-pollinated
seedling population
grown from seed harvested
from the birch collection
in the NDSU Research
Arboretum, Absaraka,
ND. The most striking
feature is its columnar
to narrowly pyramidal
growth habit. The
bark color passes
through a transitional
phase from grayish-orange
on 3-year-old stems,
orange-white on 6-year-old
stems to yellow-white
on mature trunks.
The bark is slightly
exfoliating when mature.
The dark green quality
foliage is retained
until late autumn.
‘Fargo’
has been shown to
be well adapted in
Fargo, ND (USDA hardiness
zone 4a), Mandan,
ND (zone 3b), St.
Paul, MN (zone 4a)
and central Saskatchewan,
Canada (zone 3a).
It is tolerant to
drought, heat and
strong winds, as well
as to heavy clay soil
with fairly high pH.
Evaluations indicate
‘Fargo’
has more than average
tolerance to the bronze
birch borer. It is
recommended that trees
be mulched and supplementary
water supplied in
stressful sites.
It reaches semi-mature
height of 35 to 40
feet in 25 to 30 years.
Available in commercial
nursery trade.
Potential
Uses or Applications:
Nursery
stock, specimen landscape
tree.
Development
Stage:
Plant material
can be obtained from
NDSU Plant Sciences
Department or designated
nursery subject to
availability.
Patent
Status:
U.S. Trademark
registered – Dakota
Pinnacle®
U.S. Plant
Patent No. 10963
Licensing
Status:
This cultivar
is available for non-exclusive
licensing.
Dale E. Herman
(701) 231-8477
or
Larry Chaput
Department of
Plant Sciences Loftsgard
Hall - Room 270G
North Dakota
State University
Phone:
(701) 231-8479
Fax:
(701) 231-8474
email:
larry.chaput@ndsu.edu
1735 NDSU Research Park Drive
Fargo, ND 58105-5002
Telephone: 701-231-6659 or
701-231-6681 Fax:
701-231-6661
