Cutleaf Weeping Birch vs Royal Frost Birch - TreeTime.ca

Cutleaf Weeping Birch vs Royal Frost Birch

Betula x Royal Frost

Betula pendula laciniata

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Cutleaf Weeping Birch

Royal Frost Birch is a beautiful, cold hardy tree. It features burgundy-red-purple foliage, turning a showy yellow-orange-red in fall. The attractive white bark is striking on a winter landscape.

Royal Frost Birch loves moisture. To meet this trees' moisture needs, try applying bark mulch over the root system. Keep in mind that this variety only likes to be pruned in summer to avoid “bleeding” sap.

The Royal Frost cultivar is popular for its upright pyramidal growth habit and fuller purple foliage.

Cutleaf Weeping Birch is a tall, deciduous cultivar known for its pronounced weeping branches and ferny green leaves.

It features showy, peeling white bark and brilliant yellow leaves in the fall. Cutleaf Weeping Birch makes an exceptional accent tree for suburban yards.

If you are attracted to this tree, also look at the European White Birch which is similar.

Royal Frost Birch Quick Facts

Cutleaf Weeping Birch Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Fall colour: bright yellow
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes


Other Names: common birch, silver birch, weeping birch