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European White Birch vs Ussurian Pear (Siberian)

Pyrus ussuriensis

Betula pendula

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Ussurian Pear (Siberian)
European White Birch

Ussurian Pear is the most cold hardy of all pear species. It is frequently used as a rootstock or as a pollinizer for other pear varieties. The pinkish-white flowers that bloom in the spring and the striking fall colours make it well-suited as an ornamental addition to your landscape.

Ussurian Pear can also be used for forming hedges as it tends to branch quite low.

While the Ussurian Pear is considered self-pollinating, planting with another pear variety will increase yields. Can be paired with Krazulya Pear or Beedle Pear.

European White Birch is a mid-sized shade tree native to Eurasia. This deciduous tree has a pyramidal form when young, maturing into a rounded crown with arched branches and drooping branchlets.

The trunk is slender, with white bark featuring black diamond-shaped lenticels. European White Birch is an ideal landscape tree for parks and gardens.

Similar to the Cutleaf Weeping Birch, this species is a popular ornamental.

Ussurian Pear (Siberian) Quick Facts

European White Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 10 m (33 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: burgundy
Fall colour: bright yellow
Flowers: white
Fruit: yellow
Seeds: located within catkins
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes


Other Names: harbin pear, manchurian pear, siberian pear
Other Names: silver birch, weeping birch