Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii
Himalayan white birch
From the Himalayas comes this magnificent birch, whose pure white trunk is free of dark markings, unlike European white birch. Golden fall color arrives in December and is some of the latest in the season.
Several dozen are clustered in planters in the northeastern corner of Lokey Research Building; a few are at the southwestern corner as well. Eight flank the European hornbeams on the east side of Hoover Tower. One stands on the right at Grove (584 Mayfield Avenue). Specimens in the courtyard at the south end of the School of Education and a few in the raised planters at the west facade (Lasuen Street) of Lathrop Library have been removed.
About this Entry: The main text of this entry is from the book Trees of Stanford and Environs, by Ronald Bracewell, published 2005. Sairus Patel added the note on fall color, the Hoover Tower location, and updated the Graduate School of Business reference to Lathrop Library (Dec 2017). Name updated to Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii (ref. RBG Kew’s Plants of the World Online, others may use var.), Lokey location added, others updated (Feb 2024, SP). Grove location added (Apr 2024, SP).
