{"id":10019,"date":"2017-10-13T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10019"},"modified":"2017-10-13T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T16:35:19","slug":"youngii-white-bark-birch-a-novelty-tree-for-small-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2017\/10\/13\/youngii-white-bark-birch-a-novelty-tree-for-small-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Youngii\u2019 White Bark Birch A Novelty Tree For Small Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘Youngi’ birch at NC Arboretum in Asheville<\/p><\/div>\n

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Newly planted ‘Youngi’ birch<\/p><\/div>\n

Young\u2019s Weeping European Birch (Betula pendula<\/em> \u2018Youngii\u2019) is small graceful tree with willowy pendulous branches (USDA hardiness zones 3-6). Nurseries often train the very\u00a0pliable branches and trunk of grafted seedlings into\u00a0unique\u00a0novelty shapes.<\/p>\n

Plant this miniature 12 to 20 feet tree specimen near a deck or patio where it should receive mostly morning sunlight.\u00a0Fall foliage turns bright yellow. In late winter 3-inch male catkins, hanging from its slender branches swell, a sure signal that spring is close at hand.<\/p>\n

The key to growing Youngi (or any white bark birch) successfully \u00a0is to maintain a stress-free growing\u00a0setting. This noveltry tree\u00a0requires more care and pesticide spraying than most landscape plants. Unfortunately,\u00a0twigs and branches\u00a0are highly susceptible to bronze birch borers and leaf miners which turn\u00a0leaves\u00a0brown by late summer unless sprayed every few\u00a0 weeks.\u00a0Apply\u00a0the\u00a0proper\u00a0insecticidal controls and cultural conditions for best growth.<\/p>\n

When planted in cool temperate areas of the U.S., particularly in northern tier of New England and Midwestern states, European birches live several decades. The tree\u2019s leaf canopy is not dense and surface roots tend to dry out rapidly.\u00a0Irrigate deeply the first growing season to develop an extensive root system.\u00a0Maintain a 2-3 inch mulch depth around the root zone to\u00a0cool\u00a0surface roots.\u00a0Weekly summer irrigation also\u00a0aids\u00a0in cooling the ground. Feed with slow release fertilizer in early spring.<\/p>\n

Pruning, if needed, should be performed in summer to early fall and do not prune excessively. Spring pruning should be avoided as sap will bleed profusively from pruning cuts; sooty mold disease frequently follows, growing over sweet sap and blackening the beautiful white sap. Avoid excessive pruning, e.g. removing more than 20% of total branching. Pruning at the wrong time also can lead to\u00a0borer infestations.<\/p>\n

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Young\u2019s Weeping European Birch (Betula pendula \u2018Youngii\u2019) is small graceful tree with willowy pendulous branches (USDA hardiness zones 3-6). Nurseries often train the very\u00a0pliable branches and trunk of grafted seedlings into\u00a0unique\u00a0novelty shapes. Plant this miniature 12 to 20 feet tree specimen near a deck or patio where it should receive mostly morning sunlight.\u00a0Fall foliage turns […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1387,747,1111,1361,1398,440,710,674,816,1378,1310,853,1268,551,843,951,601,729,777,1210,630,705,823,7,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10019"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10019"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10092,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10019\/revisions\/10092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}