Betula pendula Alba

Betula pendula Alba Details

Betula pendula Alba is a popular variety of the Silver Birch tree due to its striking leaf colours and lovely form. It grows with an upright habit and carries dark green leaves held on semi-weeping branches. The foliage changes to an impressive gold colour in autumn before falling. As the leaves fall the white-silver trunk becomes the dominant point of interest. It grows best when planted in a full sun position on a well-drained site and typically reaches 20 m tall and 8 m wide. It is tolerant of coastal environments, cool climates, frost, and periods of dry. Betula pendula Alba is often used in avenue plantings, grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens, planted to provide wind protection, or used to add contrast to other plant colours and forms.