What is a red birch?
red birch, also called betula occidentalis , Birch Water or River Birch, is a birch belonging to the Betulatae family. It is commonly found on the banks of streams and rivers in the regions of the United States in California, North Dakota and New Mexico. This deciduous tree can also be found on South Alaska and Manitoba in Canada. The red birch tree usually has more strains and can normally grow to about 30 to 80 feet (9 to 24 m) high. It was also found that red birchs along the lower valley of the Mississippi River in the United States reach a height of 100 feet (30 m). Its upper branches and trunk are smooth and colored roses or pink with a slight metal shine. Red birchs have glossy wedge -shaped leaves and are dark green. They are about 0.5 to 3 inches (1 to 7 cm) long and 0.5 to 2.75 inches (1 to 4.5 cm) wide.
Flowers produced by Red Bistrom RCH are Catkins that were pollinated by the wind. Catkins, also called AMENTS, are cylindrical, narrow floral clusters with small or no petals.The flowers are 1 to 2 inches (2 to 4 cm). The female catkins stands upright while male cats hang like pendulums.
red birch fruits are approximately 1 to 2.6 centimeters (8 to 15 mm) wide and 1 to 1.3 inches (2 to 3 cm) long. They consist of many small seeds that are muscled between Catkins. Fruits will achieve maturity at the beginning of the summer or late spring.
It is known that this tree is vulnerable to the tough leaf upper, but generally can tolerate a bronze birch. It can flourish on well -drained, damp soils and sunny places. This deciduous tree is sensitive to alkaline soils that have a pH level greater than 6.5.
The seeds of the red birch tree can be sown in the trays of seeds or containers has a slow release of fertilizers when they ripen. They should be sown evenly and dark at the top and then coverage the soil. When the seedlings are large enough to take with them behindThey were converted, can be converted into separate pots.
As soon as they reach 18 to 30 inches (46 to 76 cm), they should be removed from their pots and planted. Seedlings should be transplanted to their final placement as soon as they reach one or two years. The transplantation should be best performed during spring, when buds begin to green green.