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Birch Tree Question
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Aries wrote: Our neighbour has bought a birch tree which is already over 10 feet high. He has planted it on his side of our boundary fence just 8 metres from the corner wall of our house. What height will this tree attain ? is it a fast grower? And has he planted it too near to our property and if so why? Probably only 35', but possibly more. Fairly fast. It's marginal. Birches are not particularly bad at causing subsidence, which is one reason they are popular with planners, but are the number one pain in the **** for getting into any drain or ducting. If you have the slightest crack in a drain, the birch will find it and probably block it. But they don't blow over or drop branches without warning (another reason that planners like them), though you have to watch out for die back because the wood rots quite fast. They are the foremost tree for mycorrhiza in the UK, so fungi on the roots doesn't necessarily mean they are on the way out. They don't cast a heavy shade or drop a heavy leaf litter, but their dropped seeds and leaves will get EVERYWHERE. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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