Betula utilis jacquemontii Long Trunk
Silver Birch
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Common Name: Silver Birch
Latin Name: Betula utilis jacquemontii 'Long Trunk'
Soil: Any good garden soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/colour: February-March/ Yellow-brown catkins.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height/spread in 20 years: 6m/ 4m.
Special features: An attractive weeping habit and sparkling bark.
This weeping Himalayan birch is a fantastic choice for a small-medium sized garden as it retains a fairly narrow form; the main trunk is long and upright, whereas the branches weep downwards. The bark is of great interest as it is sparkling white in colour and it looks particularly special in winter when the branches are topped with snow. In spring yellow-brown catkins appear and these are soon followed by the diamond-shaped leaves. The foliage is dark green in colour, deeply lobed and turns golden yellow in autumn.
This is a weeping form of the ever-popular 'Jacquemontii' and it works really well as a lawn specimen. Alternatively, if you want a planting partner then alternating it with a darker weeping birch, like the Betula pendula 'Youngii'.