Betula pendula Pruning Group_2 sometimes hued with light pink

sometimes hued with light pink colours

making it ideal for in-city patios

The fruits are very attractive to bees

easy to care for and perfect for more inaccessible parts of the pond

Betula pendula Pruning Group_2 sometimes hued with light pinkFeatured in a famous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the Silver Birch is a tall and elegantly graceful tree. I pass forth into light I find myself beneath a weeping birch most beautiful of forest trees, the Lady of the Woods. Betula pendula grows upright and offers smaller branches that become pendulous with age. Despite its elegant look, it is a tough pioneer species that will grow in both icy cold and warm climates. The tree features diamond shaped