gold birch

Also known as: Erman's birch; Russian rock birch

Vigorous, graceful tree about 20m in height, sometimes multi-stemmed, with peeling pinkish or creamy-white bark on the trunk, papery brown bark on the branches; coarsely toothed, ovate, dark green leaves to 10cm long turn yellow in autumn; yellow-brown male catkins open with the leaves

Scientific classification

Species: gold birch (Betula ermanii)
Genus: Betula
Family: Betulaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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gold birch pictures

Distribution of gold birch

Distribution map

Northeastern Asia

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Culture

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Quick identification of gold birch

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gold birch care guide

Deep weekly watering growing months, drastically cut water winter
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Deep weekly watering growing months, drastically cut water winter

Fertilizing

Deciduous tree balanced slow feed single application early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.