WALLACE W HANSEN

Native Plants of the Northwest
Native Plant Nursery & Gardens

2158 Bower Ct S.E., Salem, Oregon 97317-9216

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Updated July 03, 2010

This shrub is similar to the Paper Birch tree, but develops multiple stems and reaches only 6 - 8.’

Bog Birch likes moisture and is found in boggy areas throughout central to northern United States, along the entire Pacific Coast and north across Canada to the Arctic and into Greenland.

It is hardy to USDA zone 2.

In the northernmost stretches of its range it remains stunted at only 6-8.”

Here, in the muskegs of the permafrost, this shrub provides critical habitat and browse for wildlife.

It has tiny, glossy, oval leaves from ¼ - 1” long and twigs with noticeable resin glands (hence the Latin, “glandulosa”).

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