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Varieties
3 varieties
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Growth habit
- Upright
Height after 10 years
- 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Category
- Birch trees
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Categories
Beech trees
1
Birch trees
3
Ginkgo trees
1
Melliferous trees
2
Horse Chestnut trees
1
Maple trees
2
Native trees
1
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
3
Not in stock
0
Available form
1-year
2-year
3
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
3
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
1
Average
2
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
3
Attractive bark
3
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
3
Upright-spreading / Vase
3
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
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
2
Some shade
1
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
3
No need to prune
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
1
Average
2
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
3
Occasional drought
3
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
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
3
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
2
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
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
2
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
1
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
2
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
3
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is an upright form of the silver birch, discovered in the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis x Betula albosinensis
Trinity College
A small attractive birch tree with bright white bark from a young age.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis jacquemontii
Wakehurst Place Chocolate
This lovely Himalayan Birch is named for its chocolate-coloured peeling striated bark.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Bark: Striated - brown
Betula utilis