Silver Birch (Betula Pendula)

Silver Birch Tree

The Silver Birch will grow up to 25m and is a particularly airy and graceful tree, from its distinctive white and black bark to its drooping fronds of delicate triangular shaped leaves. These leaves are soft green in Spring and rich yellow in Autumn.

This tree has the unusual characteristic of growing mature bark which is even tougher than the timber within.

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