Prairie Dream® Paper Birch– Betula papyrifera ‘Varen’
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 registered - Prairie Dream®.
U.S. Plant Patent No. 15,768 P3 issued May 17, 2005
Canadian Trademark registered
Licensing Status
This cultivar is available for non-exclusive licensing.