Silver Birch
(Betula pendula)

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Deciduous broadly columnar graceful tree with silver white bark (8-15m x 4- 6m) from Europe and Asia Minor. Oval to heart shaped leaves turning yellow in autumn on slender drooping stems. Yellow green catkins in spring. Useful as a specimen or in groups. Many grafted forms available. Prefers friable well drained soil.

Type
Exotic
Maintenance
High
Water use
Moderate
Tolerances
Frost, Fire
Shade levels
Sun/shade
Colours
Green