Soils
Silver birch trees are not demanding and are very adaptable to most substrates even dry sandy soils with low nutrient content.
Silver birch is a much loved, fast-growing British native deciduous tree. Birch trees are well known for their coloured bark and prized for their design potential by amateur and professional gardeners alike. The silver birch being the most well-known is a fast-growing British native. Silver birch has white peeling bark with black grooves that become deeply furrowed with age. It is adaptable to all soil types, is sun loving and will grow crooked if in shade.
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Silver birch trees are not demanding and are very adaptable to most substrates even dry sandy soils with low nutrient content.
Silver birch love sun light and will bend and grow crooked if in shade.
Silver birch are fast growing especially in the first 20 years or so, usually between 40-60cm and sometimes up to 80cm per annum.
Betula pendula can tolerate pH levels from moderately acidic to moderately alkaline.
Intense, shallow dense and extremely sensitive to soil compaction.
Silver birch need light and are very frost hardy with average wind resistance.
Silver birch will only require pruning to remove any dead or damaged branches.
Birch trees are highly prized for their design potential by amateur and professional gardeners alike.
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