Silver Birch

Adam's Needle

About Silver Birch and Adam's Needle

Silver Birch

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia

Southeastern United States

Types

Young's weeping birch, Ornäs Birch

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

6015

0 40000

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Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-74-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow, Yellow green

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Double-toothed, serrated

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water more in summer

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

General purpose granulated 30-10-10 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Birch Leafminer, Bronze Birch Borer, Slime Flux

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Insects, Moths

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Used as a thickener in soups, Used as essential oil, used for making charcoal, Used in making tea

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BETULA pendula

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Common Birch, European White Birch, Silver Birch

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

Silver Birch

Adam's needle

In German

Weißbirke

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

Silver Birch

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

Abedul de plata

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

Silver Birch

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

Silver Birch

Adam's Needle

In Polish

Silver Birch

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Argentum Birch

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Fagales

Liliales

Family

Betulaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Betula

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Betuloideae

Agavoideae

Number of Species

6030

1 27800

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Properties of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle

Wondering what are the properties of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle? We provide you with everything About Silver Birch and Adam's Needle. Silver Birch doesn't have thorns and Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns. Also Silver Birch does not have fragrant flowers. Silver Birch has allergic reactions like Pollen and Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle

Season and care of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle is important to know. While considering everything about Silver Birch and Adam's Needle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Silver Birch season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Adam's Needle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Silver Birch is Loam and for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Silver Birch is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Silver Birch and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Silver Birch and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Birch height is 1,220.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Silver Birch flower color: Green
Silver Birch leaf color: Light Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle

Care of Silver Birch and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Silver Birch pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Silver Birch needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.