About
Betula dauurica is a sizable deciduous tree that typically reaches heights exceeding 12 meters. It is particularly recognized for its distinctive peeling bark, which displays a range of colors including brown, bronze, and silver-grey. The leaves are dark green, oval in shape, and have a serrated edge.
About the genus
Betula comprises both deciduous trees and shrubs, known for their vibrant autumn foliage and distinctive bark that can be white, pink, or brown and peeling. In spring, male and female catkins emerge separately, preceding or coinciding with leaf growth.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Sand, Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Acid, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Wildlife gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Asia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow in wide range of situations in sun or part-shade. For more information, see tree cultivation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, softwood cuttings or grafting
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to birch borers, leaf-mining sawflies and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus, a tree rust and powdery mildews