Silver Birch

Natal Plum

About Silver Birch and Natal Plum

Silver Birch

Natal Plum

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Shrub

Origin

Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia

Southern Africa

Types

Young's weeping birch, Ornäs Birch

Carissa Carandas

Number of Varieties

604

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Coastal bush land, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-79-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-9

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

H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Hot Pink, Magenta, Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow, Yellow green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Double-toothed, serrated

Oval to roundish

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water more in summer

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

General purpose granulated 30-10-10 fertilizer

Equal amount of N,P,K

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Birch Leafminer, Bronze Birch Borer, Slime Flux

Aphids

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Birds

Allergy

Pollen

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

along a porch, deck or patio, Ground Cover, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Cake, Jam, Jelly, Sauces

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

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

Argentum Birch

Natal Plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Gentianales

Family

Betulaceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Betula

Carissa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Carisseae

Subfamily

Betuloideae

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

6020

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Silver Birch and Natal Plum

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Silver Birch and Bael

Silver Birch and Gumbo Limbo

Silver Birch and Flame-of-the-forest

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Silver Birch and Natal Plum

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

Silver Birch and Natal Plum Physical Information

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

Silver Birch flower color: Green
Silver Birch leaf color: Light Green
Natal Plum flower color: White
Natal Plum leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Silver Birch and Natal Plum

Care of Silver Birch and Natal Plum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Silver Birch pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Natal Plum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Silver Birch needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Natal Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.