Betula
papyrifera 'Varen' Prairie Dream® Paper Birch
Technology:
Horticulture
Cultivar
(RFM-32)
Description
Prairie
Dream®
is
a paper
birch
with
exceptional
snow-white
bark,
marked
exfoliation
of
bark,
quality
dark
green
foliage
and
excellent
golden-yellow
autumn
foliage
coloration.
A noteworthy
stress-tolerant
selection
from
a Killdeer
Mountain
seed
source
in
western
North
Dakota,
Prairie
Dream®
is
excellent
grown
single
or
multi-trunked.
Resistant
to
bronze
birch
borer
attack
for
30
years
in
evaluations.
Semi-pyramidal
to
upright-oval
growth
habit,
becoming
broadly-oval
with
age.
Superior
adaptation
and
stress
tolerance
are
valuable
attributes
of
this
cultivar.
Available
in
the
commercial
nursery
trade.
This
tree
reaches
a semi-mature
height
of
35
to
45
feet
in
25
to
30
years.
Hardy
in
USDA
Zone
2b-3.
Potential
Uses
or
Applications:
Nursery
stock,
park
planting
and
landscape
specimen
tree.
Development
Stage:
Plant
material
can
be
obtained
from
NDSU
Plant
Sciences
Department
or
designated
nursery
subject
to
availability.
Patent
Status
U.S.
Trademark
No.
2,863,489–Prairie
Dream®.
Plant
Patent
No.
US
PP15,768
P3
issued
May
17,
2005
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
