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Quick facts. Common name: silver birch. Scientific name: Betula pendula. Family: Betulaceae. Origin: native. Silver birch is a striking, medium-sized deciduous tree. When mature they can reach 30m in height, forming a light canopy with elegant, drooping branches.
Betula pendula, commonly known as silver birch, warty birch, European white birch, [2] or East Asian white birch, [3] is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to Europe and parts of Asia, though in southern Europe, it is only found at higher altitudes.
Silver Birch Tree Facts and Information. Latin name: Betula pendula. Native words: Old Irish () Scots Gaelic (beithe) Old English (birce) Welsh (bedwen) eastern Celtic () Ogham sign: B. Height when mature: 33m 105 ft. Height after 10 years: 5-6m 16-20ft.
Name: Betula pendula. Common Name: Silver Birch or Lady of the Woods. Family: Betulaceae. Height: 20-25m. Demands: Perfect on light, acid soil but will grow in a great range of well drained soil. Foliage: Small, triangular toothed leaves turning brilliant yellow in Autumn. Bark: White with dark crevice as it ages.
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Betula pendula - Silver Birch. Phylum: Magnoliophyta - Class: Magnoliopsida - Order: Sapindales - Family: Betulaceae. This graceful deciduous broadleaf tree lives for up to 80 or exceptionally 100 years, growing to a height of 30 metres (although usually it attains little more than half that size).
Scientific name: Betula pendula. A spindly tree of heathland and moorlands, and dry and sandy soils, the Silver birch is well known for its paper-thin, white bark. It is a great coloniser and can quickly spread in an area. Species information. Category. Trees and shrubs. Statistics. Height: up to 30m. Conservation status. Common. When to see.
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Common names: Silver birch . Irish name: Scots gaelic . Latin name: Betula pendula. Family: Betulaceae . Origin: Native . Tree type: Deciduous broadleaf tree
