Betula pendula Black Prince

Betula pendula Black Prince Details

Betula pendula Black Prince is a popular variety of Birch due to its striking leaf colours and lovely form. It grows with an upright habit and carries dark purple-red leaves held on semi-weeping branches. Yellow catkins (small cones) are borne amidst the branches in spring and usually remain on the tree after the leaves have fallen. It grows best when planted in a full sun position on a well-drained site and typically reaches 6 m tall and 4 m wide. It is tolerant of coastal environments, cold climates, and frost. Betula pendula Black Prince is often used in avenue plantings or grown as a specimen to add contrast to other plant colours and forms.