Average-sized tree with a nice, regular crown, a clear difference with the irregularly growing B. utilis. Originally growing in the Himalayas and parts of North West India. This low branching tree also appears as a multiple-stemmed birch with a strikingly white, flaking bark. Under the plates the bark is darker. In winter this tree is really eye-catching. Young twigs are hairy and have a warm, red brown colour. They have many lenticels. The leaf is shiny and coarsely toothed. The autumn colouring is golden yellow. This bark has a rich inflorescence of 12 cm long catkins. The tree is shallow rooting with, especially in the top soil, many fibrous rootlets.
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii can eventually reach a height of 10 - 15 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii is átlagos and can eventually reach a height of 10 - 15 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
The leaves of Betula utilis var. jacquemontii turn sárga in autumn.
The right time to plant Betula utilis var. jacquemontii is during the dormancy period. In Western Europe, Betula utilis var. jacquemontii with root balls can generally be planted from mid-November to late April, although this depends strongly on the climatic conditions and the species of tree.
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii blooms in április.