Betula 'Penci 2' [sold as Royal Frost®]
Royal Frost Birch

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Red; Purple; Orange (Fall color)
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Best in moist, well-drained, acidic soil
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves simple, alternate, doubly serrate, and a red-purple color. Green catkins appear in spring and produce small samaras in summer. White, papery bark with horizontal lenticils.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foliage Characteristics 52
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Notable Bark 168
  • Naturalizing 114

    • Additional Information

    A hybrid between Betula populifolia 'Whitespire' and Betula 'Crimson Frost', popular for its colorful foliage that is red/purple spring and summer and yellow/orange in the fall, and its interesting bark characteristics.

    1 Betula 'Penci 2' [sold as Royal Frost®] found

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    Number Accession ID Location
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