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Betula pendula 'Gracilis' - Cutleaf Weeping Birch

Cutleaf Weeping Birch

Betula pendula 'Gracilis'

  • Upright, narrow, pyramidal tree with pendulous branches
  • Leaves are light to dark green, sharply dissected, with saw-toothed edges
  • Extremely bright white bark peels in thin strips
  • Staminate catkins in the spring, up to 9 cm long
  • Foliage turns yellow in the fall
  • Bloom Time: Spring

ZONE:
2

COLOUR:
Green

HEIGHT:
12-15 m

SPREAD:
8-9 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

With its showy white bark colour, this plant makes an excellent statement against a darker background.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Partial Sun/Shade
Fast
Fast
SOIL MOISTURE:
Average to Dry Soils
Moist to Average
Well-drained
GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fall Color
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
HABIT:
Upright
Pyramidal/Columnar
Weeping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Yellow
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen