The highlights
- Elegant bark, spring catkins & autumn tones
- UK native invaluable for wildlife
- Average growth rate – 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 12m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Description
- A classic deciduous hedge with silver bark and slender, drooping twigs
- Silver birch has shimmering white bark and oval leaves on elegant drooping branches, turning golden yellow in autumn. Catkins appear in the spring
- Plant as a single species or mixed wildlife-friendly hedge
- A fully hardy tree which will reach a height of up to 12m but can easily be maintained at lower heights as a hedge
- Low maintenance, frost proof and easy to grow even in exposed, windy areas
