Betula populifolia (gray or grey birch) is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America. It ranges from southeastern Ontario east to Nova Scotia, and south to Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with disjunct populations in Indiana, Virginia, and North Carolina. It prefers poor, dry upland soils, but is also found in moist mixed woodlands.

Gray birch grows quickly to 20-30' tall and 15" trunk diameter, with an irregular open crown of slender branches. It is most easily confused for the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) by means of its bark. 

Type: Hardy tree

Hardiness zones: 4-9

Height: Up to 30', 9m

Location: Sun

Seeds per packet: 30

Note: Birch have naturally low germination of about 40%