Betula Tristis
European White Birch Tree
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Common Name: European white Birch
Latin Name: Betula pendula 'Tristis'
Soil: Any good garden soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/colour: March/Yellowy-brown male catkins
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height and spread in 20 years: 6m x 2.5m
Special features: Diamond-shaped, bright green leaves hang from graceful, pendant branches
Betula pendula 'Tristis' is a particularly beautiful tree which has uplifted branches, pendulous at their ends. The shape of the crown is narrow and symmetrical and there is a single leading shoot. The main bark is silver and the purple-brown twigs shine in the light.