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NATIONWIDE
TREES
'B'
LIST
BETULA
DALECARLICA
Cut leaf birch
BETULA
NIGRA
River birch
 
Height:
15 - 25m
Deciduous.
Broadly spreading.
Peeling
bark (thin & shaggy flakes).
Strong
root system for binding wet areas.
BETULA
PAPYRIFERA
Paper birch
Height: 20 -
30m
Deciduous. Broadly
conical.
Autumn colour: Bright
yellow, large leaf.
White peeling bark (thin
layers). Hard white timber.
BETULA
PENDULA ALBA
Silver birch
 
 
Height: 20 -
30m
Deciduous. Narrowly
weeping.
Autumn colour:
Yellow
Silver white
bark.
Tough, vigorous pioneer
species.
BETULA PENDULA
'YOUNGII'
Weeping birch
Height: 3 -
5m
Deciduous.
Weeping.
Deep green foliage with
serrated edges & lighter coloured backs.
Trunk has white bark,
often marked with black.
Cold & frost
tolerant.
BETULA PLATYPHYLLA
JAPONICA 'WHITE SPIRE'
Asian White birch
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