How far apart should I plant silver birch?

To achieve the feel of a natural copse, plant your birch in close groups, with trees spaced 1-3 metres apart.

How far do silver birch roots spread?

The silver birch is a shallow-rooted tree with root systems that have been known to spread up to 10 metres.

How close together can you plant birch trees?

Plant young birches in clumps 6 to 10 feet apart to form a stunning grove or stand. As they grow, you will have to prune their canopies to keep branches from tangling and rubbing together, causing injury and entry points for insects and disease.

What can you plant around a birch tree?

Evergreen shrubs scattered around the base of a birch tree help provide visual color and structure to complement the upright trunk. Juniper, mugo pine, dwarf blue spruce, dwarf false cypress and Russian arborvitae are a few needled evergreen shrubs to grow near a birch tree.

What grows well with silver birch?

Flowering Bulbs: plant low-growing bulbs such as Cyclamen coum, Galanthus (Snowdrop), Crocus, Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley), Scilla (Squill), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite), Erythronium (Dog-tooth Violet), Hyacinthoides (Bluebell) and Narcissi (Daffodil).

Do silver birches have deep roots?

Birches are shallow rooted and take an awful lot of water from the surrounding soil.

How much space do birch trees need to grow?

Both birch and spruce trees require 9 blocks of vertical space above the sapling to grow regularly (10 is more efficient for growth). Both spruce and birch grow with less space, but not as regularly. Like other saplings, they must receive light level 8 or better to grow.

What is the lifespan of a birch tree?

Compared with other hardwoods, birches can be short-lived trees that rarely live beyond 100 years. But it is not uncommon for birch trees — especially the white-barked varieties — to die before reaching 20 years.

Do birch trees need to be in threes?

A more mundane explanation as to why birches are planted in threes has to do with their site requirements. The silver birch tree cannot thrive unless its roots are in moist shade and its crown gets full sun. She can easily obtain those objectives by planting three birches together.

What is the average lifespan of a birch tree?

about 140 years
Though birch trees grow quickly, they don’t live as long as other ornamental trees. The average lifespan of a birch tree is about 140 years, still long enough for your family to enjoy its beauty for generations.

Can you keep silver birch trees small?

Tip. Birch trees are fast growing but short lived, by tree standards. Trimming to control size may damage the tree’s health by creating open wounds. Trim just to shape and to keep the tree healthy.

How close should I plant silver birch tree’s?

Silver birch are “flimsy” looking trees, I think they are much better planted in a thicket than a row. But perhaps you don’t have enough” depth” to do that? An alternative would be to use multi-stem plants, Silver Birch respond well to that, and grow up to make a nice “clump” in that way.

Can a silver birch survive a root ball?

If you have quite a large root ball your Silver Birch may survive Anthony but as you say 30 feet is a very tall tree to transplant and I feel that firstly to give your Birch a chance of establishing itself you will need to support the tree with solid stakes/supports.

What kind of tree to replace silver birch?

You ask about a replacement for the Silver Birch Tree and the Mountain Ash (Sorbus Aucuparia) is a beautiful tree, flowers in the summer, beautiful red berries in the autumn and will grow to a height of approximately 25 feet. Or, you could plant a Laburnum Tree and the variety I would recommend is Watereri Vossii.

How big of a bed do I need for a silver birch?

Keep well watered while the tree is establishing. If planting in the lawn, create a turf-free circular bed around the tree with a minimum diameter of 60cm (2ft). Flower borders and beds, focal point, city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal gardens. Once planted and properly established, silver birches need hardly any aftercare.

What should I plant between my silver birch trees?

The space we have between them is 4 – 5 metres wide, and I feel that a slim plant between each tree would in time help to fill the gap between each tree. At the moment I have some privet or oleria hedging going spare, and I would appreciate more interesting and colourful suggestions.

Which is better a silver birch or a white birch?

The silver birch tree prefers milder winters and humid summer climates, as does the European white birch. With good conditions, the European white birch tree will form multiple trunks from ground level, resembling tropical trees. Select a spot with a gentle slope, so the soil can drain well.

How tall are silver birch trees at the moment?

At the moment the trees are saplings, just a couple of metres tall. The space we have between them is 4 – 5 metres wide, and I feel that a slim plant between each tree would in time help to fill the gap between each tree.

Are there silver birches in front of my house?

It has 2 lovely Silver Birches which must have been planted around the same time. 1 is at the end of a 20 meter garden so is not of much concern but another is around 3 or 4 meters from the house and is almost the height of the 2 story building. Do you think this silver birch so close would be worrying? It is lovely and i’d hate to lose it.