Silver Birch

A tall and elegant white-barked tree with slender drooping twigs; Effective when planted in small groups or as a single specimen tree.
Produces oval shaped green leaves, which turn yellow in autumn.
Separate male and female catkins open before or with the leaves in spring.

Growing Conditions:
Likes a well-drained soil.

Value To Wildlife:
Provides food and habitat for more than 300 insect species. Woodpeckers and other hole-nesting birds will nest in the trunk, and the seeds are eaten by siskins, greenfinches and redpolls.

Important Note:
This is a deciduous tree and so will shed its leaves in autumn, in order to protect itself from the cold winter weather. Come spring, it’ll burst back into bud and begin to flourish once more.