Family: Betulaceae
Scientific Name: Betula platphylia var Madison
Common Name: White Satin Birch
| Description | An improved cultivar of Birch |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, avoid dry areas |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | catkins |
| Leaves | green, triangular, coarsely serrated, yellow fall color |
| Stems | satiny white bark |
| Dimensions | 35 feet tall by 25 feet wide, uniform pyramidal |
| Maintenance | good borer resistance |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated at Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, UW-Madison, Madison Wisconsin USA |
| Misc Facts | syn. Betula utilis Madison |
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