{"product_id":"silver-birch-tree-betula-pendula","title":"Silver Birch Tree | Betula pendula","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silver bark sheds its layers like paper, developing contrasting dark fissures and cracks with age that make each tree unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBright green serrated edged leaves form a light, airy canopy which allows for underplanting, turning golden yellow in autumn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Celtic folklore, silver birch symbolised renewal and bundles of its twigs were used to drive out the spirits of the old year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming \"leggy\", and promote stronger, bushier growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"PlantroopsUK","offers":[{"title":"2 Year Old Bare Root Tree","offer_id":55343927984392,"sku":"ORN0105","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Year Old Tree in a 9L Pot","offer_id":55343928017160,"sku":"ORN0104","price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tree in a 3L pot","offer_id":55343928049928,"sku":"ORN0503","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard Bare Root Tree - 8\/10cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":55343928082696,"sku":"MATORN116BR","price":451.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Premium Standard Bare Root Tree - 10\/12cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":55343928115464,"sku":"MATORN117BR","price":451.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Heavy Standard Bare Root Tree - 12\/14cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":55343928148232,"sku":"MATORN118BR","price":587.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mature Multi-Stem Tree in a 36L pot","offer_id":55343928181000,"sku":"MATORN119","price":542.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Half-Standard Bare Root Tree - 6\/8cm Girth Trunk","offer_id":55343928213768,"sku":"MATORN115BR","price":226.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/1453\/0312\/files\/AdobeStock_66542701.jpg?v=1774881040","url":"https:\/\/plantroops.co.uk\/products\/silver-birch-tree-betula-pendula","provider":"Plantroops United Kingdom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}