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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
THE CAFE & GARDENS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patienceBETULA pendula 'Youngii'
Commonly known as Young's weeping birch
Small weeping tree with pendulous branches and usually no leading stem
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Deciduous - diamond-shaped bright-green leaves which turn yellow in autumn.
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Height - 8m (26ft) -
Spread - 4m (13ft)
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Tree - yellow-brown male catkins in early spring.
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Very hardy - Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F) -
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Additional Features - Good to know - - one of the best trees for a small garden. Wildlife plant - insects, birds. -
Ornamental bark
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Pests & Diseases - birch borers, birch leaf mining sawfly, aphids, birch rust, mildew, honey fungus -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil -
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Tree Shape - Weeping / pendulous - - dome-shaped.
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Wildlife - Bee friendly - -
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Rabbit Resistant
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Betula - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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8m (26ft)
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4m (13ft) |
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