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Betula alba pendula
Birch
Common Silver Birch
The ‘Lady of the Woods’.
A graceful slender tree with variable, white peeling bark developing with age and slightly pendulous branches. Diamond-shaped green leaves turn yellow in autumn. Makes an excellent windbreak and specimen tree. Native.
Height after 10yrs 6m/20ft.
(Europe)
General attributes
PendulousOrnamental attributes
Medium tree size after 10 years
Attractive bark
Autumn colour
Prefers acid soil
Chalk tolerant
Drought tolerant
Wet tolerant
Don't prune