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Beginner
skill rating |
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8m
max. spread |
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12m
max. height |
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20 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Betula pendula 'Purpurea'
Other names: Purple birch, Purple weeping birch
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Genus: Betula
Variety or cultivar: 'Purpurea' _ 'Purpurea' is a slender, slow-growing, deciduous tree, upright when young and weeping with age, with bronze-purple leaves and silver-grey bark.
Betula pendula 'Purpurea' is: Deciduous
Flower: Brown in Spring
Foliage: Purple, Bronze-tinted in Spring; Purple, Bronze-tinted in Summer; Bronze-tinted, Purple in Autumn
Fruit: Brown in Summer
Habit: Open branches, Narrowly conical, Pendulous
Betula pendula 'Purpurea' (Purple birch) will reach a height of 12m and a spread of 8m after 20 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Woodland, Low Maintenance, Wildlife
Cultivation: Grows well in a wide range of soils and situations.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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