Betula Fastigiata
Upright Silver Birch Tree
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Common Name: Upright Silver Birch
Latin Name: Betula pendula 'Fastigiata'
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 : 7m x 2m
Special features: A useful upright form of the of the native Silver Birch (Deciduous).
Betula pendula 'Fastigiata' is an attractive columnar form of the native Silver Birch. This is an interesting tree with a silvery-white trunk and twisted, stiffly ascending branches. The leaves are dark green turning yellow in late autumn. This upright birch is ideal as a specimen tree or in areas where space is limited.