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 €39.00
bks14430053 sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth €49.00
bks14430049 sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 200-250, girth from 6 cm girth €64.00
bks14430118 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250 €150.00
bks14430131 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300 €210.00
99740066 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350 €300.00
bks14430019 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200 €450.00
bks14430020 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200 €700.00
bks14430167 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,050.00
SANA011868 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300 €1,300.00
SANA000725 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 500-600, width 200-300 €1,800.00
SANA011352 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 600-700, width 200-300 €2,600.00
99370066 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €320.00
99470066 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €450.00
99873410 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €600.00
bks14430362 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €750.00
bks14430477 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,100.00
99883410 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,250.00
99893410 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,700.00
99450066 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,100.00
99550066 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,500.00
99560066 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €3,100.00
99903410 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 700-900, width 200-300 €2,700.00
99913410 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 700-900, width 200-300 €3,300.00
99923410 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 700-900, width 200-300 €4,200.00
99943410 specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 700-900, width 300-400 €6,000.00
98383111 specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 50-60, height 700-900, width 300-400 €7,500.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks14430048 sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 125-150, girth from 5 cm girth €39.00
bks14430053 sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth €49.00
bks14430049 sapling, transplanted, rootballed, height 200-250, girth from 6 cm girth €64.00
bks14430118 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250 €150.00
bks14430131 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300 €210.00
99740066 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350 €300.00
bks14430019 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200 €450.00
bks14430020 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200 €700.00
bks14430167 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,050.00
SANA011868 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300 €1,300.00
SANA000725 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 500-600, width 200-300 €1,800.00
SANA011352 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 600-700, width 200-300 €2,600.00
99370066 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €320.00
99470066 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €450.00
99873410 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €600.00
bks14430362 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €750.00
bks14430477 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,100.00
99883410 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,250.00
99893410 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,700.00
99450066 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,100.00
99550066 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,500.00
99560066 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €3,100.00
99903410 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 700-900, width 200-300 €2,700.00
99913410 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 700-900, width 200-300 €3,300.00
99923410 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 700-900, width 200-300 €4,200.00
99943410 specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 700-900, width 300-400 €6,000.00
98383111 specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 50-60, height 700-900, width 300-400 €7,500.00