Can I grow birch trees in a perennial garden, or will it cause problems with my flowers?

No problems with birch trees and flowers. Birch trees seem to look best when planted in clumps of 3 or 5.

Can I grow birch trees in a perennial garden, or will it cause problems with my flowers?
DO NOT plant your Birch trees in your flower beds please. It will save you lots of hassle years later. I had a client who did so and it was impossible to plant anything near them. I couldn't even sink my shovel 2 feet from the trunk to plant annuals. The roots were everywhere right on the surface. Birch trees are native to swamps. That is why people plant them in lawns as they can take the same water.
Reply:I made that mistake! I love Birch trees and I thought I would have a White Perennial Garden. The problem is that the birch are really thirsty so they will put out roots near the surface to grab ALL the water. Because you surface water the perennials with a hose or sprinkler that is where ALL the %*%26amp;^$#%^ roots will be also, just where you want to plant!

I still love Birch trees!
Reply:You can plant one if you want to. I wouldn't. Birch tress put out very large roots which will eventually crowd out your flowers also it will shade any sun-loving plants, Lastly, ther is somethiing in birch trees that turns the soil acid. When I moved to my house there was no grass under the birch trees, It took years of limeing the soil and replanting grass but I finally got grass to grow there.

Spruce and pine trees also made soil acidic.
Reply:Yes you can since you are talking about perrenials.



If you wanted to grow annuals it would be difficult due to the trees roots spreading and making digging and planting difficult.



BUT, perrenialls are only planted ONCE. If you plant them while the tree is still young and has not spread roots everywhere you will be fine. The roots of the tree will grow around the perrenials.



Two things though.



1) pick perrenials you are happy with as replacing them will be difficult.



2) pick perrenials that can grow in an light conditions. As the tree grows it will shade the garden, resulting in less sunlight directly hitting the garden each year. That or you will have to trim the tree yearly to control its growth.



Good Luck!!

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