Warning: mysql_free_result() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in /home/sites/malverleys.co.uk/public_html/plant_detail.php on line 45 Malverleys Garden : Plant Database

Betula utilis 'Ramdana River'
(Himalayan Birch 'Ramdana River')

Family - Betulaceae
Category - Tree
Origin - Seed collected in India
Discovered By - Kenneth Ashburner, plantsman and founder of Stone Lane Gardens
Year of Introduction - 1991
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H7
Height - 10m or more
Width - 8m or more

Description: A medium-sized Deciduous tree with an upright habit and a rounded crown. The bark is glossy dark brown on young trees and will gradually turn to white as the tree matures. Dark green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with pointed tips and coarsely toothed margins. Long, beige catkins are produced in early spring.

Kenneth Ashburner raised 'Ramdana River' from seed he collected in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Flower:

Long, beige catkins are produced in March.

Flower colour: Beige

Flower shape: Catkins

Flowering time: March

Foliage:

Glossy dark green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with pointed tips and Dentate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches. The foliage turns yellow in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval

Autumn Colour: Yellow

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil.