Betula albosinensis

White Chinese Birch

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Height

6 to 10 m

Width

4 to 6 m

Flower colour

yellow

Flowering Time

March, April

Light/shadow demands

sun

pH-Value

acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

sandy, permeable, all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

Bird feeding plants

Betula albosinensis

Characteristics:

Habit

Small tree, 6-10 m tall, 4-6 m wide; often with picturesque, crooked stem, loosely broad, conical, overall somewhat asymmetrical; slow-growing, 20-25 cm a year

Crown

broad conical, loose crown broad conical, loose crown

Blossom

Inconspicuous, monoecious, in yellow catkins, April

Leaves

Ovoid or elliptical, slightly pointed, light green when shooting, pale green to bluish green in summer; yellow to yellow-orange in autumn starting in September

Roots

Shallow, sensitive to compaction and pavements

Demands

Sunny, warm to cool, frost hardy; sensitive to late frost in extreme areas

Soil

Dry to fresh; slightly acidic to slightly alkaline, in all well drained substrates, not growing much or at all on heavy soil. Native

Hardiness Zone

Zone 6a

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

Synonyms

B. albosinensis septentrionalis

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks14350026	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 125-150, girth from 5 cm girth	€49.00
bks14350027	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth	€60.00
bks14350028	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 200-250, girth from 6 cm girth	€75.00
99360065	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€190.00
99460065	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€250.00
99560065	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350	€350.00
bks14350011	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200	€550.00
bks14350012	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200	€850.00
bks14350013	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,300.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks14350026	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 125-150, girth from 5 cm girth	€49.00
bks14350027	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth	€60.00
bks14350028	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 200-250, girth from 6 cm girth	€75.00
99360065	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€190.00
99460065	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€250.00
99560065	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350	€350.00
bks14350011	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200	€550.00
bks14350012	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200	€850.00
bks14350013	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,300.00