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 Ten year old 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 £3.19 £2.79 £2.58 £2.23 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. This is later this year than normal due to the mild weather.