Silver Birch

Golden Bamboo

About Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo

Silver Birch

Golden Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Young's weeping birch, Ornäs Birch

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-77-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12 - 3

1.8 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

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow, Yellow green

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Yellow

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Double-toothed, serrated

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water more in summer

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

General purpose granulated 30-10-10 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Birch Leafminer, Bronze Birch Borer, Slime Flux

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Insects, Moths

Bees, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

allergic reaction, Hay fever, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Clears heat, Cold, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BETULA pendula

PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea

7.2 Common Name

Common Birch, European White Birch, Silver Birch

Golden Bamboo, Running Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Silver Birch

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Weißbirke

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Silver Birch

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

Abedul de plata

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

Silver Birch

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Silver Birch

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

Silver Birch

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Argentum Birch

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Poales

8.5 Family

Betulaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Betula

Acidosasa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Betuloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo. Silver Birch doesn't have thorns and Golden Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Silver Birch does not have fragrant flowers. Silver Birch has allergic reactions like Pollen and Golden Bamboo 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 Golden Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo

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

Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo Physical Information

Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Birch height is 1,220.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Golden Bamboo height is 180.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo are as follows:

Silver Birch flower color: Green
Silver Birch leaf color: Light Green
Golden Bamboo flower color: White
Golden Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo

Care of Silver Birch and Golden Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Silver Birch pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Golden Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Silver Birch needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Golden Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.