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Male catkins do exist on Betula p.'dalecarlica'
[td]OrnΓ€s birch trees grow to a height of {{convert|20|β|25|metre}}, and have a rounded, somewhat uneven crown. The main branches have an acute angle to the trunk, and only the outermost branches are hanging. The OrnΓ€s birch is often confused with the similar birches ''Betula pendula'' 'Crispa' and ''Betula pendula'' 'Laciniata', and all three varieties are sometimes sold commercially as "Swedish birch". The genuine OrnΓ€s birch can be distinguished by its growth-form, and in that its leaves are more deeply indented than the other varieties.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Male flowers are absent,<ref name="gronarader"/> so the OrnΓ€s birch can only be propagated from cuttings, or grafting onto normal Betula pendula rootstock. Female flowers are present however, so [[hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] can be produced by [[pollination|cross-pollination]].[/td]
[td]Male flowers are sometimes found-as depicted in 'dalecarlica' grafted by myself, Karl Ernst Haese, from one of my 8 imported trees from Germany's then biggest Nursery, WEENER Baumschule in 1985 and my tree produced copious amounts of seed still in the refridgerator. ,<ref name="gronarader"/> so the OrnΓ€s birch can be propagated from seed, cuttings, or grafting onto normal Betula pendula rootstock. Female flowers are present, so [[hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] can be produced by [[pollination|cross-pollination]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==See also==[/td]
[td]==See also==[/td]
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[td]OrnΓ€s birch trees grow to a height of {{convert|20|β|25|metre}}, and have a rounded, somewhat uneven crown. The main branches have an acute angle to the trunk, and only the outermost branches are hanging. The OrnΓ€s birch is often confused with the similar birches ''Betula pendula'' 'Crispa' and ''Betula pendula'' 'Laciniata', and all three varieties are sometimes sold commercially as "Swedish birch". The genuine OrnΓ€s birch can be distinguished by its growth-form, and in that its leaves are more deeply indented than the other varieties.[/td]Revision as of 01:23, 1 September 2025
[/td][td]OrnΓ€s birch trees grow to a height of {{convert|20|β|25|metre}}, and have a rounded, somewhat uneven crown. The main branches have an acute angle to the trunk, and only the outermost branches are hanging. The OrnΓ€s birch is often confused with the similar birches ''Betula pendula'' 'Crispa' and ''Betula pendula'' 'Laciniata', and all three varieties are sometimes sold commercially as "Swedish birch". The genuine OrnΓ€s birch can be distinguished by its growth-form, and in that its leaves are more deeply indented than the other varieties.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Male flowers are absent,<ref name="gronarader"/> so the OrnΓ€s birch can only be propagated from cuttings, or grafting onto normal Betula pendula rootstock. Female flowers are present however, so [[hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] can be produced by [[pollination|cross-pollination]].[/td]
[td]Male flowers are sometimes found-as depicted in 'dalecarlica' grafted by myself, Karl Ernst Haese, from one of my 8 imported trees from Germany's then biggest Nursery, WEENER Baumschule in 1985 and my tree produced copious amounts of seed still in the refridgerator. ,<ref name="gronarader"/> so the OrnΓ€s birch can be propagated from seed, cuttings, or grafting onto normal Betula pendula rootstock. Female flowers are present, so [[hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] can be produced by [[pollination|cross-pollination]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==See also==[/td]
[td]==See also==[/td]
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