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Betula michauxii
Dwarf Newfoundland Birch
Plant Type:
DECIDUOUS SHRUBSBetula michauxii -The Newfoundland Dwarf Birch with its small rounded and scalloped dark green glossy leaves on brown wood replete with lenticels forms a handsome, shrubby small tree. Foliage may turn yellow in autumn before leaf fall. Site in full sun in fertile, acid and moisture retaining soil for best performance. This would make a good bonsai candidate... it's almost there and naturally! Cutting grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Betula michauxii
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / Autumn
Interesting Bark
- Lenticels
Autumn Interest
- Autumn Leaf Color
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
Attributes
- Heath / Peat Garden
- Rock Garden
- Container
- Labyrinth
- Small / Miniature
- Bonsai Candidate
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Acid
- Fertile
- Moist
Origins
- Eastern Canada
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown