Silver-white fluff of pinnate leaves-- Betula platyphylla

Betula platyphylla, also known as Betula platyphylla, belongs to the mountain dragon eye plant, native to the Queensland coast of Australia and nearby islands, dense shrubs, plant shape is variable, 3 meters high, flowers large, brush-shaped, red or white, sometimes pink and apricot yellow, florescence is longer, annual branches are lightly pruned, and their leaves can cause dermatitis to some people.

Morphological features:

Small evergreen trees up to 5 m tall with hairy young branches. Leaves alternate, pinnately lobed, leaflets linear, back densely white hairy. Spring to summer flowering, raceme, terminal, orange-red to bright red. Follicles are crooked-ovoid, flat, and ripe fruits are brown. The flowers and leaves are beautiful.

Betula platyphylla

Growth environment:

One of the important reasons for the rapid popularity of Betula platyphylla in South China is its outstanding landscape effect. It is a small evergreen tree or shrub that integrates flower, leaf and shape observation. The flower is a raceme, like a large brush at the top of the branch, the Corolla is tube-shaped, the pistil style protrudes out of the Corolla tube, the apex is curved, and the bright red flowers are unique and showy. The flowering period of Betula platyphylla is very long, the florescence of Betula platyphylla is more than 250 days in the place of origin, and the finished plant in South China can blossom every year, from November to May of the following year. Its leaves are alternate pinnate leaves, the back is densely covered with silver downy, hence the name silver birch.

Betula platyphylla

Garden applications:

Betula platyphylla is mainly used in flower border, courtyard, road green belt and pine forest transformation. In order to increase the flowering amount of Betula platyphylla, it should be pruned once a year. In the flower border, Betula platyphylla can be planted in the background as the upper tree species, or other shrubs and ground roads can be used as isolation tree species; in the park green space and courtyard, it can be planted alone or in groups as ornamental trees. Because of its long flowering period, beautiful appearance and good anti-pollution ability, Betula platyphylla is favored by the landscaping market as soon as it is introduced.

Betula platyphylla

Indoor potted plants:

As a small indoor pot, the seeds can be sowed in the seedling pot first, and then the seedlings with similar growth rate will grow neatly in the 3-inch 5-inch pot after germination. When transplanting, you should be careful not to hurt the roots. in general, three-inch pots are best planted with more than five seedlings to grow more luxuriantly. Pots can choose quaint pottery pots or ornate blue-and-white porcelain pots, which can set off the delicate leaves of silver birch. Finally, you can put it in the window or the room where there is enough light. Because the seedling is limited by the basin, it will not grow too big and can be maintained for a long time, but if there is not enough light in the cultivation place, the seedling will be easy to grow and affect its appearance.