Other common names
bed wen, bedwen arian, birk tree, common birch, European white birch, lady birch, lady of the woods, warty birch, weeping birch
Synonyms
Betula alba [1]
Trees
Elegant, narrowly conical, deciduous tree up to 25m in height, with slender drooping twigs. Peeling white bark, becomes black and rugged at the base. Diamond-shaped, toothed, mid-green leaves, turn yellow in autumn. Flowers in catkins are yellow-brown and appear in early spring
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
Higher than 12 metres
Max Spread
wider than 8 metres