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BETULA nigra
Black Birch, River Birch
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:: Betulaceae
:: BETULA
:: nigra
- Type of products available: 0/1/1P1L STEM
Main asset
Often clump shape revealing its original bark. Light foliage.
Remarks
Prune lower branches so as to show the bark
Tree with red-brown bark peeling off in shreds, becoming black or gray-white and cracked with age. Bright green leaves yellowing in autumn.
- Uses: Parks, pond side, large gardens
Global caracteristics:
- Type of foliage: deciduous
- Habit: pyramidal
- Height: 18 m x 12 m (60 ft x 40 ft)
- Growth: fast
- Flowering period: March
Shape and colours:
- Couleur du bois : red-brown then grey-white
- Foliage shape: diamond-shaped
- Foliage colour: light green
- Foliage colour in autumn: yellow
- Flowers shape: catkins
Plantation:
- Soil type: not too dry
- Exposure: sun, part-shade
- Hardiness: - 30 °C (-22 °F - USDA zone 4b)