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Betula pendula Youngii - Birch
Betula pendula Youngii - Birch
Betula pendula Youngii - Birch
Betula pendula Youngii - Birch
Betula pendula Youngii - Birch
Overall satisfied: Good quality tree in line with the description and image (that's really the most important). Arrived with 2 broken branches out of 4 (probably due to packaging, as there was no external impact). Not a big deal. However, dissatisfied with the delivery delays not being respected: availability announced on 19/11 for delivery on 21/11, ordered on 15/11 (to ensure a good timeframe), finally delivered on 7/12 with deadlines changing every 4 days (good point on updates).
Gil, 08/12/2023
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Betula pendula 'Youngii', a weeping birch with moderate growth, will become the centrepiece of the garden, even in limited space. With a wide, compact, and graceful habit, it captivates with its slender, unbowed branches, giving it an umbrella-like appearance, even in winter when it is leafless. Its bright green cascading foliage turns yellow in autumn, transforming it into a fountain of gold against its beautiful white-silver bark. This unusual small tree, a true vegetal sculpture, deserves a prominent place in a romantic, or even Japanese-inspired setting. Fully hardy and disease-resistant, it adapts to both wet and dry, poor soils but dislikes excessive limestone presence in the soil.
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Native to mainly central Europe and temperate Asia, Betula pendula (synonym B. verrucosa), commonly known as the Silver Birch, is a large-growing tree of the Betulaceae family. This light-loving species naturally has a pyramidal habit, a more or less straight trunk, and a generally oval crown carried by long, almost upright branches with pendulous twigs at an acute angle. Its growth rate is quite fast. It is extremely cold-resistant.
The cultivar 'Youngii', born in England around 1870, is mainly distinguished by its smaller size, and its wide and particularly weeping habit. It will reach an average of 5 m (16.4 ft) in all directions. The silhouette is generally rounded, irregular, and dense. The white bark exfoliates and, over time, becomes darker and more channelled at the base of the trunk, with deep crevices. The pendulous twigs are reddish-brown and speckled with verrucate lenticels. The deciduous foliage appears early in spring and tends to completely conceal the trunk. It consists of triangular leaves, 3 cm to 6 cm (1.2 in to 2.4 in) long, with toothed edges, and a tender green colour. They turn a vibrant yellow before falling. The flowering, in the form of catkins, is discreet. This birch produces radiating lateral tap roots with a very dense network of small surface feeder roots.
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'Youngii' is a sculptural tree with a modest stature for a birch, perfect for small gardens. Superbly structured, its white and somewhat mysterious silhouette stands out beautifully against a winter sky or at the corner of a terrace. In the garden, it requires no maintenance. It deserves a prominent place, visible from the house. To cover the base of this tree, which dries out the soil during the growing season, it is advisable to choose plants adapted to these conditions: heathers, small grasses like Stipa pennata or tenuifolia, Carex, Ophiopogon. It can also be planted in front of a grove of trees chosen for their foliage or decorative bark, such as Acer griseum or Betula albosinensis. Maples, Nysa sylvatica, Caramel tree, Chinese Mahogany, or even a white willow will create a beautiful backdrop for this superb plant specimen.
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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, it requires little maintenance and does not need pruning. It should be planted in preferably moist soil, low in limestone, humus-rich, and slightly acidic to achieve beautiful foliage colourations, but it will also thrive in neutral to slightly alkaline soil, in full sun or partial shade. It tolerates clayey, loamy, sandy, peaty and nutrient-poor soils, as well as occasional dryness. This tree produces numerous shallow roots that can hinder the growth of other plants under its crown, by drying out and depleting the soil. It is not tolerant to salt spray.
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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.