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Betula gmelinii is a cold-hardy birch native to Siberia, Mongolia, northeastern China, Korea and Hokkaido, usually grown as a shrub or small tree. It does best in cool conditions with sandy, well-drained soil and full sun.
Betula gmelinii is a species of birch native to the Altai, Siberia, Mongolia, northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Hokkaido in Japan. It prefers to live in sandy soils. Its 'Mount Apoi' cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis · Yellow birch · Erman's Birch · Sweet birch · Monarch birch · Medwediew's Birch · River birch · Paper birch · Curly birch · Silver Birch · Downy Birch · Bakdal Birch
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
