Betula pendula 'LACINIATA' European white birch
size/type
tall tree,tall tree
usual height
20-25m
usual width
3-6m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
location
full sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
2 (down to -45°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
White birch is a native tree of Siberia and Russia, that is why you can see so many of them in Russian movies and fairy tales. Laciniata is another name for Dalecarlica of gardens. It is an elegant variety with finely textured, deeply lobed, deciduous leaves. They are dark green and glossy in summer, turning yellow in autumn. The trunk is showing peeling off bark, changing to almost black with age.
It grows fast into an airy, majestic tree about 20m tall. It likes moist soil but adapts to all soil types, when established it can even accept long, dry summers. Fully hardy to min. -45°C (USDA zone 2).
Last update 21-04-2010
WANT TO TRY A SIMILAR PLANT?
