species
Betula utilis
Himalayan birch
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Betula utilis belongs to the family Betulaceae, also known as Himalayan birch, introduced to the UK. It reaches 14 m tall and 8 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, sand or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers in April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 14 m tall × 8 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plan a bed with Betula utilis
Bloomprint draws your garden to scale and checks what will actually grow there. Your garden opens with this plant already on the plan.
Start a plan with Betula utilis