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The bark is a beautiful cream-white and probably the most striking of all the white barked birches. Develops a rounded crown and golden fall color. |
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| Botanical Name: | Betula jaquemontii |
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| Exposure: | Full Sun |
| Hardiness Zone: | 5 |
| Bloom Time: | Spring |
| Height: | 40' |
| Spread: | 30' |
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Jaquemonti Birch
Botanical Name: Betula jaquemontii
This tree, which has the whitest bark of any birch, grows naturally in the western Himalayas. The species name was given to honor Victor Jacquemont, a French naturalist who spent four years traveling and collecting in that area in the 1800s.