Content
- The easy-care hanging birch in the profile
- Betula pendula in a nutshell in the overview
- Species and distribution
- Appearance and special features
- Tips
The hanging birch is also called Weißbirke
The easy-care hanging birch in the profile
The widespread hanging birch (sometimes also called hanging birch) is a fast-awake, very undemanding tree with numerous uses.
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Species and distribution
The fast-awake and undemanding Hanging Birch is a true pioneer who populates bare plains in an instant through rapid growth. It is this native deciduous tree is relatively the same, as the soil and subsurface are procured, the main thing, the location is bright and sunny. Hanging birches grow almost everywhere, even where other plants would no longer feel good. However, the tree is not very durable, after about 90 to 120 years of life is over. For the local garden, there are some very interesting breeding forms, which are also partly suitable for areas with little space:
Appearance and special features
Hanging birches can be recognized quickly on their white, black-ripped trunk. Little known, however, is the purpose of this unusual bark color, because thanks to this birch can regulate the temperature and protect itself from inhospitable temperatures. As a result, hanging birches are very hardy and survive even late frosts in the spring without damage. For allergy sufferers, the widespread tree is not particularly popular, but its uses are varied. The very light birch wood is primarily used for furniture production, while birch sap and water are used in cosmetics, in the kitchen and in herbal medicine.
Tips
Traditionally, the spring-harvested birch sap is not only drunk or used as a sweetener, but also fermented into birch wine.