Home : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers A-B : BIRCH, SILVER Betula pendula, B. verrucosa Suitable for any normal soil and position and the following  Ultimate Height 50ft (15m) Exposed/Windy     Damp Shade Av. Growth/Year* 1.25ft (40cm) Dry Shade Wet Sites Native Coastal Areas Evergreen Chalky Soil   Av. Growth/Year* = Average growth per year in first 10-20 years, click here for more details.	Enlarge picture / more pictures Silver Birch tree by Beech hedge in winter.
Graceful native deciduous tree of upright habit but with graceful drooping branchlets. Bark orange-red on young stems, soon changing to silver with distinctive black 'arrows'. Leaves turn yellow in autumn. Very hardy. TREE 25ft x 10ft (7.6m x 3m) in 20 years, ultimate height 50ft (15m).
Price per plant for Availability 1+ 5+ 50+ 250+  Tr  2-3ft 60-90cm £1.99 £1.49 £1.38 £1.19 Bare rooted stock will be available from Nov., see below/right.  Tr  4-5ft 125-150cm £2.79 £2.29 £2.12 £1.83 Bare rooted stock will be available from Nov., see below/right.	Tr = Transplanted, click here for more details. Pg = Pot grown. Cg = Bundle of 10 cell-grown plants, click here for more details.   We can only sell bare-rooted plants when they are dormant. Orders for bare-rooted plants will be sent when the plants are dormant again (depending on the weather this is normally in November). We still have a wide range of pot grown and cell grown plants available for despatch or collection. We don't charge your credit card for goods until they are about to be despatched. Orders received before October will be charged at this season's prices. We process orders on a first come, first served basis so to get your plants as early as possible please place your order now.