Betula pendula 'YOUNGII' Young´s weeping silver birch
Ectovit (ectomycorrhizal)Betula
The species of European white birch is a large tree growing over 20m tall in maturity. Its most significant feature is white bark, pealing off in thin layers. Its leaves are said to emerge only after the danger of all frosts. Its specific epithet pendula refers to weeping habit which is not entirely true. This birch has upright growth, only the ends of the branches are arching. There are plenty of varieties available in trade now varying in size, habit or leaf shape or colour.
European white birch is an attractive tree which, however, in its basic form is not suitable for small-sized gardens. However, this selection is excellent for every garden or even a tiny spot at your doorway. It is a weeping white birch, called Youngii.
It is commonly 2-3m tall, and in our climate grows up to some 5m when fully mature. It benefits from pruning at young age – when the upper twigs are cut back to say quarter its size in the spring, the twigs will gain extra strength and will sooner grow upwards rather than producing all new twigs hanging downwards from roughly the same spot and thus forming a dense umbrella only.
Last update 10-01-2009.
Silver birch behaves like a surface‑foraging tree: its roots spread wide and shallow through the upper soil layers, quickly taking advantage of spring and summer moisture yet suffering just as quickly when that layer dries out. Most of the active roots sit within roughly half a metre of depth, occasionally a little deeper, which explains why the tree thrives in light, acidic to neutral, well‑drained soils and can even anchor itself in fractured rock where cool, damp crevices hold water longer than the surface. In temperate gardens it copes with short dry spells, but repeated summer drought weakens it, leading to early leaf drop and greater susceptibility to pests and diseases, so young and mid‑aged trees benefit from regular deep watering and a mulch layer that stabilises soil temperature and moisture. Because the root zone is sensitive to disturbance, any underplanting is best done soon after planting the birch itself, and later the soil should not be dug or compacted. Its cold tolerance is excellent, commonly down to about –45 °C, so it requires no winter protection in temperate climates.
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- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
