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A tree that has been grown in the field and then lifted out of the ground when dormant. Available from November to March. The roots are more open and the direct contact with the soil encourages them to settle in and establish more readily.
These are 2yr old trees that have been grown 1yr in the field and the second in a pot. Container trees can be planted at any time of the year but establish best when planted during the autumn and need to be watered well during the first summer.
Chinese Red Barked Birch
Deep orange, satin, peeling bark revealing layers of variable colour. Exceptional long brown catkins in the spring.
Birch
A lovely hybrid, slow growing and graceful. Smooth, creamy, chalk white bark. Rich yellow autumn colours.
Common Silver Birch
White peeling bark with age, slightly pendulous branches. Diamond-shaped green leaves turn yellow in autumn.
The white, creamy, smooth bark is comparable to the best of white utilis forms. Dark green leaves and yellow catkins.
Erman's Birch
Dark purple and orange, peeling bark and prominent horizontal lenticels. The mid-green leaves turn yellow-orange in autumn.
Attractive, bushy tree with peeling tan and peach bark. Variegated foliage edged in cream with a pink tinge. Can revert.
Swedish Birch
Tall, slender, graceful tree with cut leaves and drooping branchlets. The glistening white bark provides winter interest.
Dwarf Weeping Birch
Hardy, dwarf birch to 2m with fine, feathery and delicately cut, greenish yellow leaves. Catkins in spring.
Purple Birch
Persistent rich burgundy leaves and, in time, a good white stem with cinnamon hues. Yellow-orange-red autumn colours.
Weeping Birch
Tall and narrow with pendulous twisting shoots. White bark develops black fissures. Yellow leaves in autumn.
Attractive pinkish brown copper bark, thinly washed with white and heavily-veined, large, glossy leaves.
Noted for its vigour and upright habit. Eventually developing a good white bark. Lovely yellow autumn foliage.