Inventors:
Zong-Ming Cheng - Fargo ND
Dale E. Herman - Fargo ND
Jeffrey P. Schnurr - Moscow ID
Arthur A. Boe - Faribault MN
Assignee:
NDSU--Research Foundation - Fargo ND
International Classification:
A01H 500
Abstract:
A new and distinct cultivar of birch tree plant named `Fargo`, characterized by its distinctive narrow columnar growth habit, branching angles which average about 40. degree. with the trunk; dark-green leaf color; bark color changes as tree matures; slightly exfoliating bark when mature; leaf retention into very late autumn; winter hardiness; high tolerance to wind; adaption to high-pH soil; above average resistance to the insect leaf miner; and high tolerance to drought and heat.