| Botanical name | Betula pendula |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage.  High Watering High Watering – Requires Frequent Watering.  Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance.  Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
| Common name(s) | Silver birch White birch |
| Categories | |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Branches are slender and often pendulous and the leaves are roughly triangular with doubly serrate margins and turn yellowish-gold in autumn before they fall. |
| Interesting planting ideas | Gives a gentle light shade and protection over winter bulbs. |
| Flower | The flowers are catkins, the seeds of which are dispersed by wind. |
| Uses in landscape design | Useful as a small deciduous tree which provides dappled shade. It makes a striking impact when planted in tight groupings to form a grove of white stems. |
| Maintenance | Low maintenance and needs little pruning. |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Uses | Tea made from birch leaves will ease muscular aches and pains, remove toxins, clear waste products from the kidneys and bladder, help in weight reduction, invigorate poor circulation, reduce fluid retention, soothe rheumatism and arthritis, soothe skin and scalp dryness, itchiness and irritations, reduce and disperse swellings and will |
| Harvest | Harvest leaves in the warmer seasons. |
Betula pendula (Silver birch, White birch)
- Botanical name: Betula pendula
- Common name(s): Silver birch, White birch
- Categories: Herbs, Trees
Plant description:
Branches are slender and often pendulous, the leaves are roughly triangular with doubly serrate margins and turn yellowish-gold in autumn before they fall. The flowers are catkins, the seeds of which are dispersed by wind. Silver birch is useful as a small deciduous tree which provides dappled shade. It makes a striking impact when planted in tight groupings to form a grove of white stems.
Family: Betulaceae
Betula pendula requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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