Betula pendula (Silver Birch Tree)
Common Name: Silver Birch Tree
Latin Name: Betula pendula
Soil: Will grow in most soils
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/ colour: March/ yellowy-brown male catkins
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height and spread in 20 years: 8m/3m
Special features: White peeling bark. (Deciduous)
Betula pendula is a graceful native tree, upright growing, the smaller branches becoming pendulous with age. Small leaves turn yellow in autumn. Yellowy brown male catkins in appear in spring. White peeling bark which with age becomes ruggedly fissured and dark-grey, almost black, at the base. Non-evergreen.
This Birch Tree is supplied in a 12 litre container suitable for planting all year round. The total height of this feathered tree is approximately 1.8-2.2m (6-7ft).
Betula pendula
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B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
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H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
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Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
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