River Birch Bonsai
Bonsai blog i trained this river birch bonsai from a seedling.
River birch bonsai. There are many other species and hybrids that are also suitable for bonsai but are too numerous to list. Betula nigra commonly called river birch is a vigorous fast growing medium sized missouri native deciduous tree which occurs on floodplains swampy bottomlands and along streams throughout the state in cultivation it can be trained as either a single trunk or multi trunked tree. It s white craggly bark is full of character and it branches out quite profusely and finely making it a. Out of stock the river birch is native to the eastern united states and is a vigorous deciduous tree.
Noted for its flowers that appear in drooping brownish male catkins and smaller upright greenish female catkins. Dark green foliage turns a beautiful buttery yellow in the fall. Now the tree has been potted into a squat container and allowed to rest for well over a year. Noted for its flowers that appear in drooping brownish male catkins and smaller upright greenish female.
Spread a 3 inch layer of mulch on the soil around the river birch tree keeping it at least 6 inches from the trunk. This bonsai first spent about three years in the field on a tile to increase the trunk size and help the roots grow out instead of down. This species is resistant to bronze birch borer bbb. As a single trunk tree it develops a pyramidal habit when young but matures to a.
The most common species used for bonsai cultivation are betula pubescens downy birch betula pendula silver birch and a dwarf birch called betula nana. River birch is a popular fast growing native tree for the home landscape. The silver birch has become a popular and very sought after bonsai species in uk and europe. This new river birch was discovered by john and daniel allen at shiloh nursery in harmony north carolina.
Attractive salmon pink to reddish brown bark exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark. The river birch is native to the eastern united states and is a vigorous deciduous tree.