Species: Betula pendula

(bet'you-lah pen'due-lah)

European White BIrch; Weeping Birch

Found on Course Walks

None Listed

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

'Fastigiata', 'Gracilis', 'Laciniata', 'Purpurea', 'Tristis', 'Trost's Dwarf', 'Youngii'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size:

Height: 30' - 50' (spread 25' - 30')

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: pyramidal to oval pyramidal; graceful pendulous branches

Ornamental Other: full sun

Environmental Characteristics

Light:

Hardy To Zone: Any

Environmental Other: glossy dark green leaves turn yellow in fall; not quite as yellow as B. papyrifera; medium fine texture; useful for shade or as specimen

Moisture Tolerance: Occasionally saturated or very wet soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

leaf miner and bronze birch borer cause serious, often fatal, damage

Bare Root Transplanting

Moderately difficult

Other

native to Europe (including Britain) and northern Asia; medium to fast growth rate; transplants easily - best moved in spring; prune in summer or fall (pruning in spring causes "bleeding")

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil