Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Welcome to my blog
I am Julian O’Leary and for my first blog I am going to reflect on my favourite plant, Betula pendula, or commonly know as Silver Birch.  The plant originates from Europe and North Asia in dense groupings.  They are a deciduous and can grow up to 30m.  Birches have a nice white bark at maturity which is a lot of fun to peel off as a child

The reason I love this plant is because of my young childhood.  In our backyard we had a large and mature Birch which would have reached 20meters into the sky above.  It was a strong and thick foliated tree providing a lot of coverage to hide in.  At the front of the house we also had a smaller one that was roughly 8meters tall with plenty of forks to wedge myself in. I would always go climbing up the trees having fun, hiding or just relaxing usually spending hours up there.


These trees provide plenty of entertainment for kids but are also very practical.  Due the silver birch being a deciduous tree they keep the hot summer heat out providing a cool place to rest.  During winter they lose all their foliage allowing sunlight to come through and warm up the area.

I recommend each and every one of you to go to your local nursery and buy one of these trees and start enjoying these magical trees today!!!!



1 comment:

  1. I'm with you Julian, I love the look of Betula pendula, such beautiful low maintenance tree suitable for Melbourne.

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