The Silver Birch tree is known as the Lady of the Wood and a tree of Enchantment.

A beautiful slender medium-sized tree with distinctive silver bark and delicate weeping branches, the Silver Birch is one of the first to leaf in spring. Small delicate light green leaves turn a soft yellow in autumn.

Betula pendula are fully hardy and grow in sun or semi-shade, and will grow in most well-drained soils.

Soil: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand. Keep the soil moist but well-drained.

Position: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Exposed, Sheltered, North, South, East, West Facing

Foliage: Deciduous, Pendulous, Ovate Leaves. Glossy green in spring and summer, yellow in autumn

Flowering: Male and female catkins appear before leaves in spring

Bark: Brown when young, turning silver with age

Habit: Medium-sized slender

Hardiness: Fully hardy and low maintenance

Growth: Fast growing

Benefits to Wildlife: Yes

Height & Spread in Maturity: 18 metres x 5-7 metres