{"product_id":"betula-costata","title":"Korean Birch - Betula costata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKorean Birch - Betula costata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere most ornamental birches are grown for chalk white trunks, \u003cem\u003eBetula costata\u003c\/em\u003e offers something warmer: creamy ochre to pale honey bark that lifts and peels in horizontal sheets, over a strongly ribbed leaf with deeply impressed veins that gives the foliage real texture. It is a robust, cold hardy tree from the forests of north east Asia and it is often confused in the nursery trade with the closely related Erman's birch. In an Australian setting it belongs in genuinely cool districts, where it makes a clean upright shade tree with good yellow autumn colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Korean Birch\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBark Character\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy white to pale ochre, sometimes flushed pink, shedding in broad papery sheets as the trunk thickens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deeply ribbed, corrugated leaves catch light differently to the flat foliage of common silver birch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Comes from a severe continental climate, so hard frost and snow are no obstacle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpright Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: A straight, well proportioned trunk with an even branching pattern that needs little corrective pruning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Tone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage turns soft golden yellow before falling, holding well in still weather.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rows along a driveway in the highlands, Tasmania or the Victorian ranges.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMixed Birch Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combined with white barked species so the honey coloured trunks read as a deliberate contrast.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiltered Shade for Understorey\u003c\/strong\u003e: The open canopy suits hellebores, hydrangeas and woodland bulbs beneath.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Framework Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides fast vertical structure in a new cool climate garden without overwhelming it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m for a grove effect\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, during full dormancy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, fertile, moisture retentive soil with free drainage, sheltered from hot drying winds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply and regularly through the first two summers, since young birches decline quickly if the surface roots dry out. Apply a thick organic mulch each spring and delay any pruning until late summer to avoid sap bleeding.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Korea, north east China and the Russian Far East\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, brown catkins in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795377455390,"sku":"ND-0215-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/CmGfQaAJyUJEBEFiAsRZS_WpVYX18Y.jpg?v=1787314581","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/betula-costata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}