What to do for paper birch Oklahoma
Brad K
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Paper Birch Seeds - How to germinate?
Comments (4)I just wanted to add, 30 days moist chill may be a little brief for your maple - 90 days is often suggested. You mentioned putting them in plastic zip lock after soaking, but did you add something moist besides the seeds to insure they do not dry out again before sowing? Just a tsp (for larger seeds like maple, I'd use more like 3 tsp) of moist sterile vermiculite or moist sterile sand will do, when you are ready to sow, sow the entire contents of the bag. Acer japonicum , Japanese maple , sow 3 months @ 39ºF, move to 70ºF for germination. As for the birch, if the seeds aren't planted immediately upon harvest as George mentions, they need 60 - 90 days moist chill before bringing back to warmth. Surface sow, some light may be beneficial to germination. Putting them someplace warmer than 65 - 70 will not necessarily bring about sprouting any faster than the average of 30 - 90 days and could even delay/inhibit germination....See MorePaper Birch Tree struggling
Comments (3)The most common reason for decline in a birch tree of any age is borers. It's not a totally foolproof method of diagnosis, but generally if you see branches near the top of the tree which do not leaf out or leaf out only weakly, you likely have a borer investation. I've had good results using Bayer Advanced systemic poured around the roots to keep borers under control. I would also agree that any herbicides applied to a lawn can easily effect the tree, especially if it is already in a stressed condition....See MorePaper Birch or Something Else?
Comments (4)Paper birch is a great tree but it needs cooler summer conditions than you're likely to have in order to do well and last. Borers attack them when these conditions aren't met. Check out river birch for a more heat-tolerant, but otherwise suitable tree for your situation. +oM...See Morepaper bark river birch not straightening up
Comments (13)Clump birch often lean. (Botann, this could be one tree that grows a couple of side trees, very common for some Birch, even in the woods where they grow naturally.) I can post a photo of mine and you will see the lean is pronounced on 2 of the 3. So far as the limberness of the tree, I think botann nailed it, too much fert when it was grown. This not only makes it suceptible to ice, but wait until a thunderstorm with cross-winds come through. You know all those nice long branches at the top? You will see some of them handing down alongside the trunk, broken but not down. Since River Birch lose their leaves pretty early, snow is rarely a problem. However, rain on the leaves adds weight, and the flimsy branches can break when the wind blows. Birch are fairly brittle trees. Where in PA are you?...See MoreBrad K
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