Trees for Light Soils: Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)

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40/60cm   
60/90cm   
90/120cm   

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Trees for Light Soils: Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)

Downy Birch is a valuable tree, although short lived. It looks similar to Silver Birch, but has a darker trunk and its shoots are covered in soft white hairs. It does well in the cold and wet, rather than the Silver Birch's preference for dry conditions, although both trees also like light soils. Like the other native Birch it supports over a hundred insect species and its seeds attract birds, including the rare Lesser Redpoll and the Mealy Redpoll. The birch was one of the first colonizers after the last ice age; its fine windblown seed can travel vast distances. It is common throughout Britain, though mostly found naturally in the North West.
Provenance certificates are available on request for these trees, which are from the Southwest of England.
Suppliers: Perrie Hale Forest Nursery
50% of our profit on sales of Birch trees is donated to our Special Projects

Size/Quantity1+25+500+
40/60 cm £3.00£1.50£0.65
60/90 cm £3.50£2.50£0.70
   

Prices include VAT and delivery to mainland UK. Orders over £100 qualify for a bulk discount.

See our planting and size guide for details and tips on planting. These trees are all bare root, and are consequently available for delivery from November until March ( please ask if you are interested in pot grown plants). During the lifting season there may be up to two week’s delay between placing the order and dispatching, due to weather conditions or pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence. Orders placed between March and September are confirmed in October ready for dispatch from November.


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