Betula pendula (syn. Betula alba) European white birch
size/type
tall tree,tall tree
usual height
15-25m
usual width
5-10m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
less showy but noticeable
blooming time
April-April
location
full sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
USDA zone (lowest)
2 (down to -45°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
The species of European white birch is a large tree growing over 20m tall in maturity. Its most significant feature is white bark, pealing off in thin layers. Diamond-shaped leaves are mid green, partly glossy and are said to emerge only after the danger of all frosts. They turn yellow in autumn. The flowers are 4-6 cm long, yellow-brown catkins. Pollen from flowering birches is allergenic, in fact one of the most significant allergen in early spring.This birch is cultivated as a standard tree with a single trunk, usually with lateral branches removed to form a canopy, or as a multi-stemmed tree where, due to more than one trunk) its white bark shows off best. It grows very fast and young twigs are soft and pendulous hence its specific epithet pendula. However, the tree has upright growth and once the twigs harden up they rise up forming a V-like framework. In other words, this is not a weeping tree. Birch woods can be found in colder parts of Europe and Asia, they were typical in Russia and Siberia.
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 11-01-2009; 03-02-2022
QUICK PRICE OVERVIEW
standard
height of stem Vk cm, girth 10-12 cm
4 280 Kč
standard
height of stem Vk cm, girth 10-12 cm
6 250 Kč
multistemmed
height 40-450 cm
8 080 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
