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Varieties
8 varieties
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Growth habit
- Upright
Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Category
- Birch trees
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Categories
Amelanchier trees
2
Beech trees
1
Birch trees
8
Crab-apple trees
3
Elm trees
1
Evergreen trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
6
Japanese flowering cherries
3
Flowering pears
1
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
Ginkgo trees
1
Melliferous trees
1
Liquidambar trees
3
Magnolia trees
9
Maple trees
3
Native trees
3
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
17
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
3
Our recommendations
5
Stock availability
All
8
In stock
5
Not in stock
3
Available form
1-year
2-year
5
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
5
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
7
Average
1
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
3
Attractive bark
8
Attractive foliage
3
Autumn foliage colour
6
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
2
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
8
Upright-spreading / Vase
6
Pyramidal
1
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
1
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
8
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
3
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
6
Some shade
3
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
6
No need to prune
1
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
2
Average
4
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
Free-draining site
1
Occasional flooding
5
Occasional drought
5
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
1
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
6
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
2
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
7
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
2
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
6
Grey
Brown - light
1
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
1
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
1
Turkey
United Kingdom
3
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
7
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Dalecarlica
The Swedish birch, an attractive columnar silver birch with drooping branches.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Darkness
This birch features speckled dark bark and an upright habit.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: Striated - brown
Betula utilis
Golden Beauty
A gold-leaved silver birch, with an excellent upright form, white bark, and attractive autumn leaf colours.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Golden Fountain
A nice example of the Golden Birch, with green-yellow leaves in the summer, turning golden yellow in the autumn.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Hergest
Hergest is a form of the Chinese red birch, and features copper-coloured bark.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: Brown - light
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Betula albosinensis
McBeath
A slow-growing Himalayan birch with a bright white stem, a good choice for small gardens.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis
Tristis
A graceful upright silver birch with pendulous shoots cascading from its branches.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
White Chocolate
A small fast-growing birch tree with bright white bark.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Growth habit: Pyramidal
Betula ermanii