The Laurels Nursery - Silver Birch Varieties

Silver Birch Range

Silver Birch (Betula pendula) is a widespread European birch. It is a medium size deciduous tree, typically reaching 15-25 m tall, exceptionally up to 30 m, with a slender crown of arched branches with drooping branchlets. The bark is white, often with black diamond-shaped marks or larger patches at the base.

It is often planted as a garden and ornamental tree, grown for its white bark and gracefully drooping shoots.

See below some of our wide range of Silver Birch species.

"Bertula Pendula Fastigiata"

Betula Albo-Sinensis
Variety	Known As	Description	Picture
Conyngham			View
Sable		Shiny peeling brown bark	View
Septentrionalsis		Shiny pink/white peeling bark	View
Betula Pendula
Variety	Known As	Description	Picture
Dalecalica	Swedish Birch	Finely cut leaves with white bark	View
Fastigiata		Upright variety with white bark	View
Purpurea		Purple leaves	View
Youngii		Sharply weeping branches	View
Betula Utilis
Variety	Known As	Description	Picture
Dorenbos		white bark on a young tree	View
Jacquemontii		White peeling bark and glossy leaves	View
Jacquemontii - Greyswood Ghost		white peeling bark and glossy leaves	View
Jacquemontii - Jermyns		Vigorous form	View
Jacquemontii - Silver Shadow		Smaller growing tree, dazzling white bark	View
Macbeth		Large deeply veined leaves, white bark	View
Betula (Miscellaneous)
Variety	Known As	Description	Picture
Costata		Feathery growth, white stems
Ermanii Greyswood Hill		Pink-White bark, Yellow autumn tints	View
Lutea (Alleghaniensis)		Creamy white bark, yellow autumn tints	View
Nigra	River Birch	Pink-White trunk, good in wet areas	View