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| Anyone familiar with this plant or have any personal knowledge of it? Offered by Sooner Plant Farm and is advertised as a white bark River Birch - betula nigra. I'm curious as to how long it takes for the white bark to emerge and is it really white? Listed botanical name is Betula nigra 'Whit XXV' PP# 16573.
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| You could evaluate it here at GW and post updates ;-) I would think the bark effect would be very similar in timing to the species, if not exactly. You might try emailing salicaceae (in case he doesn't see it here) as he was growing it as of last year. John |
Here is a link that might be useful: Scroll to the bottom
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| I was curious about this selection a while back, and did some searching with Google. There is a write up about it's development that is very interesting. Basically, some native specimens in central Oklahoma have whiter bark than typical. These were selected and cross bred for the whitest bark for a few generation, and also for drought resistance. As for bark color, I have not seen them myself, but the indications I have seen are that they are a more creamy white (i.e. slight hint of brown color) than stark white of some of the other birch species. IMHO, would probable still be VERY attractive, but just not the stark white, and of course resistance to Bronze Birch Borer and better heat tolerance. Do take the time to look this up though, as it's very informative. Be sure to look up the patent as well. It should specify bark color in there as well. Oh, and yes, share pictures here. ;-) Arktrees |
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- Posted by salicaceae z8b FL (My Page) on Thu, Mar 8, 12 at 22:11
| Yes, I have it and it is definitely whiter than most river birches, but don't expect the brilliance of most B. papyrifera or B. pendula. It looks like some forms of paper birch I have seen in New England at higher elevations though. For me, it has thrived in the heat and humidity with no problems so far. |
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| Thanks for the comments and link to an image - I'll try and get the arboretum to plant one or several. Marshall |
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- Posted by philipthefirst (My Page) on Tue, Dec 25, 12 at 19:24
Like a lot of Southerners who admire the beautiful white-barked birches of the North, I've often wondered whether or not someone might develop one that would be heat tolerant and healthy in our soils. Below is some additional info and photos on then heat-tolerant, white barked birch, "Whit XXV," mentioned above ("City Slicker"), along with some other interesting info. Close up bark photo of "Whit XXV" from forum (scroll to very bottom or til you see the photo): Source to acquire the same, with clickable/zoomable photo (right side of page): This link explains how the "City Slicker" birch was developed: Hope the info above presents a white birch option for the heat of Southern landscapes. Certainly it is intriguing to those of us who love the white birches of the North. Of course, every gardener lusts for plants that do well in zones above or below him. For me, it is so often those that thrive in colder areas.
Philip
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This post was edited by philipthefirst on Wed, Dec 26, 12 at 22:00
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| Philip, Here's the HTML command that allows you to produce a clickable link as a text string: <a href="URL">text</a> So, the command BTW, the reason you can see the command above, and it's not a link, itself, is because I've included additional HTML that you can't see. p.s. Good job Philip. You did it! |
This post was edited by brandon7 on Wed, Dec 26, 12 at 22:52
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| Since the line was posted don't forget to get your $100 gift card to then get a $25 discount, simply put $100 for $75. Fairly generous discount! |
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