Silver Birch Seed

Betula pendula

£2.50 inc. VAT

Silver Birch is a  pretty tree, often known as the “Lady of the Woods” It is planted in gardens for its graceful pendulous form. It has an attractive white bark with sharply cut diamond shaped leaves. If unavoidable, trimming has to be done when the tree is dormant; in the spring, the sap rises so fast that they can really suffer if cut.  The sap can be tapped, in a similar way to Acer saccharum, to produce the precursor to Birch/Maple syrup. Beautiful winter tracery. A pioneer of difficult areas. Tough and hardy.

 

Not for forestry purposes.

Earn up to 3 Points.

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Description

Betula pendula

Common name: Silver Birch.

Native: Northern Asia and Europe.

Provenance: Unknown

Size and spread (10 years): 10m x 4m

Treatment required: Requires pre chill.

Germinal seeds / kg:  c.720,000

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Thrives on drier soils.

Planting instructions: Care in final placement of Birch is important

because trimming tends to spoil the elegant shape

Mature height: 20m x 10m

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Genus

Betula

Size

Seed pack (approx 750 seeds)

Family

Betulaceae

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

deciduous

Interest

bark

Native

yes