Betulinic Acid

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Excellent:thumbup1:

 

Another good reason to recommend a Betula 'Jacquemontii' as a replacement TPO tree.

 

A nice tree, but i prefer the "Ermanii":001_cool:

 

I am also rather keen on B. nigra the river birch

[Mesterh]

 

Always good to know another cultivar.

 

If that s the right describtion:laugh1:

 

Out of interest why do you prefer it?

[RobArb]

there is a large park near me with a B. albosinensis. Lovely tree i shall try go get a picture:thumbup:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

 

 

Out of interest why do you prefer it?

 

The river birch is a stunning tree, and so different to the other varieties, its a rounded form usualy, like the jaquemontii, but its bark is a stark contrast and forces the observer to stand and stare as it is not the usual expected birch.

 

as for the ermanii, well it is tall and slender, a form that is typicaly birch, whiter than white, and if selected as three stemmed and then group planted with Nigras in a wide vista make a truly stunning and contrasting planting that elevates a plot. They are "different" and arguably the best of thier kind.

 

 

there is a large park near me with a B. albosinensis. Lovely tree i shall try go get a picture:thumbup:

 

This is the one with tri colourations, salmon pinks within the bark (mean more so than other cultivars) i think, a truly stunning birch but still second fiddle for me:001_smile:

[RobArb]

Yes the bark is majorily pinkyish, like you say with variations. i do like the form of of the B .albo var septentrionalis (i think thats the right saying) were the bark looks like its in the process of being peeled off. The birch as a species in my eyes are a truly remarkable tree and sometimes overlooked at the other more grandiose species like oak, beech etc etc