Betula utilis var. jacquemontii plant details or Himalayan birch including 'Silver Shadow'

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betula utilis var. jacquemontii

If you have space for just one tree in your garden, the Himalayan birch is hard to beat.

betula utilis var. jacquemontii

It has beautifully textured stems, a lovely shape, wonderful buttery-yellow autumnal colouring and in winter the peeling bark slowly reveals intense, fresh milky-white limbs - a pleasure to see even from a distance

In the semi-gloom of these short winter days, it brightens the garden and lifts your eyes upwards when tracing the delicate stems.

It is a small, well-behaved tree, quite slow growing but eventually reaching 15m in height, and 7.5m wide. The small, oval toothed leaves are dark green, before taking on the autumnal hues and dropping.

It is quite tolerant of most soils; it does need some moisture, but dislikes waterlogged conditions, and is happiest in full sun, but tolerates partial shade.

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii can be used as a single specimen tree, or a group looks lovely planted at the end of a garden. Several different selections are also available, including 'Silver Shadow', 'Inverleith', 'Jermyn's', 'Doorenbos' and 'Grayswood Ghost'.

Linette Applegate.

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