Betula pendula MAGICAL GLOBE 'Globe'PBR

Betula pendula MAGICAL GLOBE 'Globe'PBR

This is a dwarf tree with a round crown, usually offered for sale as a half standard tree (in a form of a graft on a low rootstock). A variety found as a shrub shoot mutation. It grows slowly, after 10 years it creates a crown with a 1 meter diameter. The shoots are short, strongly branched, leaves are small, older ones are dark green, young shoots are lush green. The tree is not very demanding as regards soil, it can be an interesting alternative to other spherical varieties of the species with more requirements in the sunny and semi-shady locations. Hardiness zone: 2. The variety recommended to be planted in small home and housing estate gardens, allotments and containers used to decorate balconies and terraces.

Breeder: James Colin, Australia

Applicant: Szkółka KOSTKA Karol Kostka, ul. Topolowa 12, 44-177 Chudów, Poland