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Betula pendula Obelisk - Silver Birch
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The Betula pendula 'Obelisk' is a weeping birch with an unusual columnar habit, its crown with ascending branches forming a flame-like shape. Its bright green foliage turns beautiful shades of yellow and brown at the end of the season. In winter, its slender and elegant frame as well as its white bark are admired. In the garden, this resilient tree only fears very dry and limestone soils.
Native to mainly Central Europe and temperate Asia, the Betula pendula (synonym B. verrucosa) or Weeping Birch is a large tree belonging to the birch family. It is widespread throughout most of our metropolitan territory, but absent from the Mediterranean region. This light-loving species, extremely cold-resistant, naturally has a pyramidal habit, a more or less straight trunk, and a generally oval crown carried by long branches that are erect almost to the top and have trailing branches at an acute angle. Its annual growth is about 35 cm in height and 20 cm in width.
The cultivar 'Obelisk' was discovered in northern France in the 1950s. It stands out with a slightly more modest development, slightly twisted ascending branches, and a narrower habit. It will reach about 15 m in height and 5 m in width. The trunk and main branches are covered with young white and smooth bark that peels slightly. Over time, on the trunks or older branches, it takes on a dark gray colour and a very rough appearance without the crevices usually observed in the typical species. The slightly knotty young branches are reddish-brown and dotted with warty lenticels. The deciduous foliage, composed of triangular leaves 6 to 10 cm long, bordered by coarse double teeth, is fairly dark green and glossy. They turn yellow and then brown before falling quite late in autumn. Flowering is inconspicuous in March-April, with greenish-yellow catkins about 1 cm long. The root system of this birch is shallow, forming a very dense network of small surface feeding roots.
The Weeping Birch 'Obelisk' is an elegant tree, very hardy and resistant to diseases. It tolerates wind and adapts to different types of soils without excessive moisture, drought, or limestone. It will make a beautiful statement as a specimen tree, in an alignment, hedge, or grove. To accompany it, choose other small trees with decorative bark, such as the Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum) or the Fascination Birch. There are plenty of ideas for associations, depending on each gardener's taste: with a Caramel Tree, a Chinese Mahogany, or even a White Willow. Daffodils can also be planted at its base, with simplicity.
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Cette plante peut entraîner des symptômes allergiques.
Evitez de la planter si vous ou vos proches souffrez de rhinite saisonnière ("rhume des foins").
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Easy to grow, the Weeping Birch 'Obelisk' requires little maintenance and does not need pruning. It should be planted in a preferably moist soil, low in limestone, humus-bearing, slightly acidic to obtain beautiful foliage colouration, but it will also thrive in neutral to slightly alkaline soil, in full sun or partial shade. Avoid excessively wet soils that are constantly waterlogged. It tolerates clay, loam, sandy, peaty, and nutrient-poor soils. This tree produces numerous shallow roots that can hinder the establishment of other plants under its crown, by drying out and depleting the soil. It is not tolerant of salt spray, but is resistant to wind.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
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The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.