Cutleaf Weeping Birch vs European White Birch - TreeTime.ca

Cutleaf Weeping Birch vs European White Birch

Betula pendula laciniata

Betula pendula

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Cutleaf Weeping Birch
European White Birch

Cutleaf Weeping Birch is a tall, deciduous cultivar known for its pronounced weeping branches and ferny green leaves.

It features showy, peeling white bark and brilliant yellow leaves in the fall. Cutleaf Weeping Birch makes an exceptional accent tree for suburban yards.

If you are attracted to this tree, also look at the European White Birch which is similar.

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.

Note: Unfortunately this difficult to grow species is not currently scheduled to grow at TreeTime.ca. Perhaps try purchasing seed from SeedTime.ca and growing your own? Or sign up for a restock notification above.

Cutleaf Weeping Birch Quick Facts

European White Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: yes
Fall colour: bright yellow
Fall colour: bright yellow
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none




Other Names: common birch, silver birch, weeping birch
Other Names: silver birch, weeping birch