Silver Birch - Betula Pendula - 200mm pot
Silver Birch “Betula Pendula”
Size - These trees are planted in a 200mm pot
Features of this tree -
- A very popular, easy and quick growing tree, with a slender single white trunk that will quickly become an attractive feature of your garden in no time.
- Silver Birch are very attractive throughout the year boasting a soft green lacy foliage creating dappled shade in the summer. Then in autumn the foliage turns gold and in winter you have a brilliant white trunk with red hanging branches.
- Generally planted in groups of un-even numbers – 3 / 5 the trees white trunks will provide a big impact in your garden.
- Grows to up to 15m tall and 4m wide in 20 years
- Planting multiple trees close together limits the trees mature size as they compete with each other
Growing Conditions –
> Plant 2-3m apart in groups of un-even numbers
> Likes full sun or part shade
> Soil should be ideally rich, composted and sandy. Must be well drained or tree should be planted on a mound, if there is poor drainage.
> Requires plenty of water in the summer months
Planting Ideas -
> This is a prostrate, creeping succulent provides year-round dense green thick fleshy leaves, which will cover the ground and smother most weeds while providing a beautiful display of mass green in your garden. It will also provide a form of mulch layer, ideal for planting around trees and medium size shrubs, it will keep the sun away from the soil and keep moisture in.