Plant name: Silver birch
Other names: Betula pendula
Category: Tree/ shrub
Plant family: Betulacea
Light preference: Full sun/ partial shade
Soil preference: Chalk, clay, loam, sand/ Acid, alkaline, neutral/ moist but well drained
Flowering/fruiting month: March- August
Size:
- 12+ meters height
- 8+ meters spread
Description:
Elegant, narrowly conical, deciduous tree up to 25m in height, with slender drooping twigs. Peeling white bark, becomes black and rugged at the base. Diamond-shaped, toothed, mid-green leaves, turn yellow in autumn. Flowers in catkins are yellow-brown and appear in early spring
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