This tree has a solitary upright trunk with reddish brown to pinkish-white bark and spreading branches that form a narrow rounded crown. It has dark green diamond-shaped toothed leaves that turn yellowish autumn and the flowers appear in spring.

Hardiness zones 2 to 7

Betula neoalaskanais naturally found from northern Canada to the Alaskan interior growing in a variety of habitats that includes sub-alpine rocky ridge tops and slopes to valley floors and wetland margins at an altitude from 100 m to 1200 m (3,960 ft).

It also occurs along the northern coastal fringes of British Columbia were it is more commonly seen as a large shrub, tolerating exposed conditions in open woodlands.

It prefers an open to expose sunny to semi-shaded position and grows in well-drained to damp poor to moderately fertile acidic soils that may be permafrost and is drought tender.

The Alaska Paper Birch is grown for its attractive whitish bark and rounded crown. It is planted in cool climate gardens or botanical collections as a specimen tree and is used in moist woodland settings. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in 4-6 years and is long-lived. It has a shallow root system with no tap root and is ideal for a boggy location but it may be difficult to obtain requiring a specialist nursery. ID 3609

Note:
Betula neoalaskanais sometimes mistakenly merges with Betula papyriferaas a single or subspecies Betula papyriferassp humilis.

Betula (BET-yoo-luh) neoalaskana(NEE-oh-AL-as-KAH-nah)

Betulaceae(BE-tul-AY-see-ee)
Birch