Betula nigra

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Height

15 to 20 m

Width

6 to 12 m

Flower colour

yellow

Flowering Time

April

Light/shadow demands

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, sandy, flood

Trees and shrubs for bees

Bird feeding plants

Betula nigra

Characteristics:

Habit

Tall tree, 15-20 m, width from 6-8-12 m, often with several stems, or with one stem, loose, round crown to somewhat umbrella-shaped; twigs loosely arching, not hanging; initially fast-growing, 40-60 cm a year, after 20 years 20-30 cm

Crown

rund, loose crown, umbrella-shaped rund, loose crown, umbrella-shaped

Branches and bark

The bark is not black, but rather cinnamon-brown, peeling in curly strips from the stem

Blossom

Monoecious, yellowish catkins, before leaves shoot, April

Leaves

Diamond-shaped, initially dull, later shiny green, velvety hairs, pale yellow in October

Fruits

Inconspicuous

Roots

Shallow, reaching very far, dense

Demands

Only in full sunlight, avoids shade, frost hardy

Soil

Nutritious, moist or even damp soil, tolerates floods and moderately dry areas

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5a

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

Synonyms

B. rubra

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks14430048	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 125-150, girth from 5 cm girth	€49.00
bks14430053	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth	€60.00
bks14430049	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 200-250, girth from 6 cm girth	€75.00
bks14430118	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€190.00
bks14430131	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€250.00
99740066	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350	€350.00
bks14430019	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200	€550.00
bks14430020	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200	€850.00
bks14430167	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,300.00
SANA011868	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300	€1,950.00
SANA000725	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 500-600, width 200-300	€2,300.00
SANA011352	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 600-700, width 200-300	€3,500.00
99370066	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€390.00
99470066	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€490.00
99873410	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€650.00
bks14430362	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€850.00
bks14430477	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,250.00
99883410	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,500.00
99893410	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,900.00
99450066	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,300.00
99550066	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,700.00
99560066	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300	€3,500.00
99903410	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 700-900, width 200-300	€2,900.00
99913410	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 700-900, width 200-300	€3,700.00
99923410	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 700-900, width 200-300	€4,900.00
99943410	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 700-900, width 300-400	€7,000.00
98383111	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 50-60, height 700-900, width 300-400	€8,000.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks14430048	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 125-150, girth from 5 cm girth	€49.00
bks14430053	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth	€60.00
bks14430049	sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 200-250, girth from 6 cm girth	€75.00
bks14430118	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€190.00
bks14430131	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€250.00
99740066	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350	€350.00
bks14430019	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200	€550.00
bks14430020	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200	€850.00
bks14430167	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,300.00
SANA011868	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300	€1,950.00
SANA000725	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 500-600, width 200-300	€2,300.00
SANA011352	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 600-700, width 200-300	€3,500.00
99370066	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€390.00
99470066	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€490.00
99873410	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€650.00
bks14430362	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€850.00
bks14430477	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,250.00
99883410	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,500.00
99893410	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,900.00
99450066	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,300.00
99550066	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,700.00
99560066	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300	€3,500.00
99903410	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 700-900, width 200-300	€2,900.00
99913410	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 700-900, width 200-300	€3,700.00
99923410	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 700-900, width 200-300	€4,900.00
99943410	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 700-900, width 300-400	€7,000.00
98383111	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 50-60, height 700-900, width 300-400	€8,000.00