Betula Pendulla (Silver Birch)
This fast growing native medium sized tree, with its graceful columnular form is ideally suited to informal planting. With its distinctive white bark and fine weeping twigs birch also provides excellent winter interest.
Cultivation notes: Birch will grow on a variety of soils from dry sandy soils to heavy clays. Birch is especially tolerant of free draining sandy soils, and is fully hardy. Birch will not tolerate is heavy shade, being a woodland edge tree.
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Plant Strengths: Ornamental winter bark / tracery; Attracts wildlife to feed or nest; All round tough plant suitable for problem areas; Ideal for fast growing screening; Provides valuable winter interest; Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant; Attractive form or foliage for all year interest; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils; Tolerates cold exposed locations; Tolerates heavy clay soils.
Plant Weaknesses: Does not produce attractive flowers.
Common Missspellings: Betulla, Betylias, Betulia, Bettulia, Betyoula
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