Basisdaten
description:
The Blue birch is native to the northeast of North America. It was named after its green - bluish leaves. The leaf shape and the arrangement of the leaves makes it a decorative garden tree.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Betula caerulea
family:
Birch family (Betulaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Blue birch are bluish-green and ovate. The petiole is reddish and the leaf margin is strongly serrated.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
May
blossom color:
yellow
blossom description:
Catkins
gender distribution:
monoecious
fruit:
Many small samaras.
branches:
The twigs are red-brown.
bark:
The bark is reddish white and dissolves horizontally.
root:
Heart-rooting plant
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
dry to moist soils
ph value:
acid to slightly alkaline
usage:
single tree
Birchs additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunks
overview winter | overview trees