Basisdaten
description:
The Gold birch comes from Asia and is very frost-hardy. It is also called Kamchatka birch. Their main occurrence is north-east of the Ural Mountains up into China.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Betula ermanii
other name:
Gold Birch
family:
Birch family (Betulaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 22 m (72 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Ermans birch are green to yellow, ovate, pointed and the leaf margin are serrated.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow bis orange
flowering:
April
blossom color:
Yellow-green
blossom description:
Catkins
gender distribution:
monoecious
fruit:
Many small samaras.
branches:
The branches are red brown. The buds are closely to the branches.
bark:
The bark is smooth, white-pink and peels off.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant, spreading out, dense root system
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
all light soil
ph value:
acid to slightly alkaline
usage:
single tree, planting in groups, garden, parks
Birchs additional information
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