Betula Pendula Bonsai

The bark is highly ornamental and becomes darker and fissured with age.

Betula pendula bonsai. Birch silver betula pendula hardy deciduous tree shiny silver coloured trunk and medium sized inverted teardrop shape d leaves with slightly serrated edges. This dwarf only grows 3 4 feet and is highly sought after for bonsai. It can reach a height of up to 25 meters 80ft with a slender trunk which seldom exceeds 40 cm about 1 ft in diameter. Silver birch seedling betula pendula around 4 years old.

Grown commercially in. Betula pendula trost s dwarf. First ever collected tree betula pendula post by shibui june 15th 2020 9 50 pm i think there is a balance needed between plenty of light and dehydration of the tree. Native to forest hills and mountain slopes from western europe the european white birch is a graceful pendulous tree with peeling silvery white bark.

The leaves are about 2 inches and the tree will grow to 4 ft. The most common species used for bonsai cultivation are betula pubescens downy birch betula pendula silver birch and a dwarf birch called betula nana. It has leaves unique for birch which resemble those of a threadleaf maple. There are many other species and hybrids that are also suitable for bonsai but are too numerous to list.

Prevalent in many areas of scotland and sometimes referred to as scotland s weed tree as it is a pioneering species in poor quality soil and will establish itself before other trees. Birch care guide for the birch bonsai betula pendula the silver birch is a deciduous tree native to europe and parts of asia and is well known for its characteristic white bark. Weeping white birch bonsai tree betula pendula 69 95 in stock.