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BETULA pendula

Associated Products

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg

(0.9 kg - c&p inc) £6.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 2.5 kg

(2.5 kg - c&p inc) £10.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg

(4.5 kg - c&p inc) £16.00

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - our native birch. Excellent wildlife plant for insects and birds.
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    Medicinal Properties - wine from the sap was used as a medicine. Tar oil from the bark is used for skin conditions and compounds are being researched for anti-cancer properties.

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    Pests & Diseases - birch borers, birch leaf mining sawfly, birch rust, mildew.

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    Place of Origin - Europe, Russia(western Siberia)

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    Tree Shape: Conical - narrowly conical

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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BETULA pendula

Common silver birch, Lady of the woods

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Deciduous - diamond-shaped, sharply-toothed, mid-green leaves to 6cm (2½in) long turn yellow in autumn.
Tree - tree with pendent, warty branches and peeling white bark. Yellow-brown male catkins 6cm (2½in) long in early spring.

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 25m (80ft)
Spread - in metres - 10m (40ft)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun
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Partial Shade - dappled shade.

Soil Conditions

fertile well drained soil

Buy BETULA pendula

Pot size: 2.5 or 3 Litre

£6.50 each
10+£5.00 each
 MULTIBUY SAVING 

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Varieties

BETULA pendula 'Laciniata'
(syn. 'Dalecarlica') - daintily cut leaves and very pendulous branchlets although branches are not weeping
Small H/Std £45.00 each

BETULA pendula 'Tristis'
tall tree with pendulous branches
H/Std £40.00 each

BETULA pendula 'Youngii'

BETULA pendula 'Youngii'  >

Young's weeping birch
small weeping tree with pendulous branches and usually no leading stem
H/Std £40.00 each


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