European White Birch vs Dahurian Birch - TreeTime.ca

European White Birch vs Dahurian Birch

Betula davurica

Betula pendula

CUSTOM GROW

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Dahurian Birch
European White Birch

Dahurian Birch is a rare and interesting ornamental with curling bark. This tree is the first to sprout on bare land and is tolerant of dry, gravelly, and infertile soils. Dahurian Birch can grow in industrial areas or exposed land as long as it has full sunlight.

This tree is ideal for landscaping, ornamental, and ecosystem services.

This tree is not well known, but is a favorite of nursery owners across the country.

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.

Dahurian Birch Quick Facts

European White Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 14 m (45 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 7 m (22 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: bright yellow
Bark: showy grey brown bark that exfoliates as it ages
Seeds: located within catkins
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes


Other Names: asian black birch
Other Names: silver birch, weeping birch