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Betula pendula Gracilis - Weeping Birch

Betula pendula Gracilis
Silver Birch, European White Birch, Weeping Birch

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A medium-sized birch tree, with a truly elegant habit and a weeping growth habit as it ages. Its gracefully drooping branches bear finely cut and toothed leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Its bark becomes white and fissured over time. With its graceful silhouette and fine-textured foliage, this tree deserves a prime spot. Cultivate in well-drained soil, neither too wet nor too dry.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
11 m
Spread at maturity
8 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -34°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time January to May, September to December
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Description

Betula pendula 'Gracilis' is a beautiful form of the weeping birch with laciniated foliage. Over time, this tree adopts the graceful habit expected of it and its white bark becomes creviced. In season, it dresses itself in fine-textured foliage, which turns golden in autumn. This birch undoubtedly has elegance. It will make a beautiful specimen to place in isolation in a park or large garden.

Native to mainly Central Europe and temperate Asia, Betula pendula (syn. B. verrucosa) or weeping birch is a large tree from the birch family. It is widespread, but absent from the Mediterranean region. This species, extremely resistant to cold, naturally has a pyramidal habit, a more or less straight trunk, and a generally oval crown carried by long branches with trailing twigs. Its annual growth is about 35 cm in height and 20 cm in width.

The 'Gracilis' form distinguishes itself with its more modest growth and its leaves deeply cut at the edges, irregularly toothed. This birch has a pyramidal habit when young. After a few years, a more or less straight leading branch shoots up, supporting an elongated crown. The inclined and erect secondary branches bear thin and very long twigs that hang down strongly, almost vertically. Eventually, this birch will reach an average height of 11 m with a spread of 8 m. With time, the bark on the trunk or older branches becomes very rough and develops deep crevices. The twigs are reddish-brown and punctuated by white warty lenticels. The foliage is deciduous, with leaves that are light green until late summer, then turn yellow to brown in autumn before falling. The inconspicuous flowering occurs in March-April in the form of greenish-yellow catkins.

The 'Gracilis' Weeping Birch is a very hardy tree and resistant to diseases. It adapts to a wide range of soils and requires a bright but not scorching exposure, in full sun or partial shade. It will have a stunning effect when isolated on a large lawn. Plant spring bulbs or cyclamen at its base, with ease.

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Betula pendula Gracilis - Weeping Birch (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 11 m
Spread at maturity 8 m
Habit weeping
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour insignificant
Flowering time March to April
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Safety measures

Potential risks Plant that can cause respiratory allergy due to pollen

Botanical data

Genus

Betula

Species

pendula

Cultivar

Gracilis

Family

Betulaceae

Other common names

Silver Birch, European White Birch, Weeping Birch

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference21990

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Planting and care

The Weeping Birch Karaca requires little maintenance and does not need to be pruned. It should be planted in a preferably slightly moist soil (not too dry in summer), low in limestone, rich in humus, slightly acidic to achieve beautiful foliage colouration, but it will also grow in neutral to slightly alkaline soil, in full sun or partial shade. It tolerates clayey, loamy, sandy, peaty, and nutrient-poor soils well. This tree produces numerous surface roots that can hinder the establishment of other plants under its crown, by drying out and depleting the soil. It does not tolerate sea spray well.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time January to May, September to December

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Free-standing, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -34°C (USDA zone 4) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Ordinary soil, deep.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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