European White Birch vs Ussurian Pear (Siberian) - TreeTime.ca

European White Birch vs Ussurian Pear (Siberian)

Betula pendula

Pyrus ussuriensis

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European White Birch
Ussurian Pear (Siberian)

European White Birch is a mid-sized shade tree native to Eurasia. This deciduous tree has a pyramidal form when young, maturing into a rounded crown with arched branches and drooping branchlets.

The trunk is slender, with white bark featuring black diamond-shaped lenticels. European White Birch is an ideal landscape tree for parks and gardens.

Similar to the Cutleaf Weeping Birch, this species is a popular ornamental.

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Ussurian Pear is the most cold hardy of all pear species. It is frequently used as a rootstock or as a pollinizer for other pear varieties. The pinkish-white flowers that bloom in the spring and the striking fall colours make it well-suited as an ornamental addition to your landscape.

Ussurian Pear can also be used for forming hedges as it tends to branch quite low.

While the Ussurian Pear is considered self-pollinating, planting with another pear variety will increase yields. Can be paired with Krazulya Pear or Beedle Pear.

European White Birch Quick Facts

Ussurian Pear (Siberian) Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 10 m (33 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright yellow
Fall colour: burgundy
Flowers: white
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: silver birch, weeping birch
Other Names: harbin pear, manchurian pear, siberian pear