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Royal Frost Birch

(Betula 'Royal Frost')

Royal Frost Birch

Selected as an alternative to the Swamp White Birch, due to increase bronze birch borer problems in our area, the Royal Frost Birch offers the same white peeling bark with a purple/bronze leaf throughout the Summer. The tree is best grown in full sun but

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Selected as an alternative to the Swamp White Birch, due to increase bronze birch borer problems in our area, the Royal Frost Birch offers the same white peeling bark with a purple/bronze leaf throughout the Summer. The tree is best grown in full sun but can handle minor/part shade. It has a medium-fast growth rate reaching 35ft tall and 15-20ft wide. In the fall, the leaves of a Royal Frost Birch turn yellow-orange to red

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Royal Frost Birch is a trees we regularly recommend for properties across the Chicagoland area because it combines visual appeal with practical landscape performance. Contact William Quinn & Sons to discuss how this selection can work within your next design or installation project.

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