Silver Birch Tree | Betula pendula
- One of our most iconic native trees, the silver birch makes an impact in any garden with its elegant silver-white bark and gracefully weeping branches.
- The silver bark sheds its layers like paper, developing contrasting dark fissures and cracks with age that make each tree unique.
- Silver birch trees support over 300 insect species as well as moths and many diverse fungi. Hole-nesting birds such as woodpeckers make their homes in the trunk.
- Bright green serrated edged leaves form a light, airy canopy which allows for underplanting, turning golden yellow in autumn.
- Yellow and green catkins appear in April and May, hanging in clusters like lambs' tails. Their seeds are enjoyed by birds including siskins, greenfinches and redpolls.
- Silver birch improves your soil - it spreads its roots wide, bringing otherwise inaccessible nutrients into the tree. These are then transferred into the soil by falling leaves.
- In Celtic folklore, silver birch symbolised renewal and bundles of its twigs were used to drive out the spirits of the old year.
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
Description
- One of our most iconic native trees, the silver birch makes an impact in any garden with its elegant silver-white bark and gracefully weeping branches.
- The silver bark sheds its layers like paper, developing contrasting dark fissures and cracks with age that make each tree unique.
- Silver birch trees support over 300 insect species as well as moths and many diverse fungi. Hole-nesting birds such as woodpeckers make their homes in the trunk.
- Bright green serrated edged leaves form a light, airy canopy which allows for underplanting, turning golden yellow in autumn.
- Yellow and green catkins appear in April and May, hanging in clusters like lambs' tails. Their seeds are enjoyed by birds including siskins, greenfinches and redpolls.
- Silver birch improves your soil - it spreads its roots wide, bringing otherwise inaccessible nutrients into the tree. These are then transferred into the soil by falling leaves.
- In Celtic folklore, silver birch symbolised renewal and bundles of its twigs were used to drive out the spirits of the old year.
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
Additional Information
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2 Year Old Bare Root Tree, 2 Year Old Tree in a 9L Pot, Tree in a 3L pot, Standard Bare Root Tree - 8/10cm Girth Trunk, Premium Standard Bare Root Tree - 10/12cm Girth Trunk, Heavy Standard Bare Root Tree - 12/14cm Girth Trunk, Mature Multi-Stem Tree in a 36L pot, Half-Standard Bare Root Tree - 6/8cm Girth Trunk |
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Silver Birch Tree | Betula pendula