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Post  Kevin S - Wisco Bonsai Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:42 pm

M. Frary wrote:  Pretty much goes for all birches.

thanks zach...

yeah mike - i pretty much knew that about all birches... i have a feeling that branch dropping may be due to branch weight vrs collar strength which might be less of an issue in miniature...

i have a himilayan birch that i have been lucky with and is coming along very nice - but when i saw the beautiful exfoliating bark on the river birch i decided i would like to give it a try and was hoping michael might see the resurrected post...

either way, at this time of year, if i can find one at a garden center, it will be deeply discounted, so the worst that will happen is that i will lose a little money and some time.

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Post  M. Frary Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:40 am

No man,birches drop branches because that's what they do. They are very short lived trees too. They are like poplars in that they are pioneer trees. They grow fast and die young. They put nutrients in poor soil so long lived trees can populate the area.

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Post  Kevin S - Wisco Bonsai Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:35 pm

River Birch (Betula Nigra) - Page 2 Magnus11
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thanks mike... i did not know that.
i only got a couplafew decades left (if i am lucky) so one will still outlive me Wink

still hoping the original poster shows up.
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