![]() Native to Korea and Japan, this species is one of the weeping birch varieties. Japanese White Birch ( Betula platyphylla ‘Japonica’) Yellow birch is a tall deciduous tree, its single trunk rising to 80 feet (27 m.) tall, making it one of the largest birches in North America.ħ. No dry or sandy soils for this native, and no hot sites either. Its handsome copper-colored bark peels off in sheets, and it also offers a yellow autumn display. If you like birch with peeling bark, consider the yellow birch. Yellow or golden birch ( Betula alleghaniensis) It will grow in dry and sandy soils, though it, like most birch, prefers moist soil.Ħ. However, this species normally grows with multiple trunks and its bark is whitish-gray and doesn’t peel. Gray birch ( Betula populifolia) resembles the paper birch. It is not one of the small birch varieties and can grow to 90 feet (30 m.) tall.ĥ. The tree’s green leaves turn golden in fall. How about a birch with dark brown bark? The black birch’s bark resembles the bark of a cherry tree but happens to be extremely fragrant with a wintergreen scent. This is a birch that tolerates heat, part shade, and some drought, unlike many of its family members. The foliage is glossy green during summer, then blazes yellow in autumn. River birch trees have attractive trunks in shades of red from cinnamon to salmon. It’s a rock-star tree, growing fast and dying young, but very helpful for wildlife, attracting many wild birds and hosting the larvae of Luna moths. With white peeling papery bark and green leaves, the paper birch looks a lot like the European birch except that its branching structure is upright. It prefers a full sun location and well-draining moist soil. The leaves of this birch are green in summer, canary yellow in fall. The trunk has lovely white bark with black fissures, and the branches are drooping. It grows to between 30 and 60 feet (10 and 20 m.) tall and wide. This is a classic and extremely popular birch, one of the weeping birch varieties. We have included some weeping birch varieties and some small birch varieties for more compact gardens. Here’s a round-up of our favorite varieties of birch. If you are wondering about the different varieties of birch trees, read on. But did you know that there are dozens of varieties of birch, even without counting birch tree cultivars, and that some have a very different appearance? What Are the Different Types of Birch Trees? Many varieties of birch trees share these features. If you think of birch trees as having papery white bark and green leaves, you aren’t wrong. In summer they offer the chiaroscuro of dappled shade, followed by brilliant foliage colors in fall. In spring, its bright green leaflets open together with dangling clusters of catkins. The birch offers enchantment in all seasons. Slender and graceful, birch trees are admired by many gardeners.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |