Birch Royal Frost Garden Trees

Royal Frost Birch Trees (Betula pendula Royal Frost)

An unusual form of the Silver Birch but with highly ornamental, rich dark purple foliage that provides a real wow factor contrasting against the colourful silvery white bark on older trees. The richly coloured foliage turns to hues of orange and yellow in autumn before dropping to reveal the trees graceful form and colourful bark. An easy to grow small tree for all seasons.

Birch Royal Frost Potted Garden Trees 4-5ft 120/150cm

  • in 4 litre pots

  • Minimum order quantity: 1

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Very ornamental birches both with striking features have been combined to produce a relatively new hybrid the Birch Royal Frost or Betula Royal Frost to add to the Betulaceae family. Developed in the United States of America in the late 20th century the Betula populifolia Whitespire has given its stunning white bark to the new variety whilst the Betula Crimson Frost has given its superb purple / burgundy foliage as a contrast.

Royal Frost Birch trees, as with other birches will lend itself to being planted as a single specimen with its pyramid shape and amazing colours or again in groups to emphasise its beauty. It is more at home in the northern hemisphere so is comfortable growing up to 2000 metres above sea level as it would suffer at the very high temperatures of more southern climes. An added advantage being a new hybrid is its resistance to the bronze birch borer.

As with most birches Royal Frost birch trees is easy to grow and is happiest growing in moist areas irrespective of the type of soil. It can attain a height of 10 metres or more with a spread of more than 3 metres and to show off its foliage to its best potential should be grown in full sun or partial shade at the very least. In spring, the leaves are complemented by small green flowers which then develop into cone like fruits containing winged seeds. If pruning is required to inhibit the size of the tree it is advisable to do so when dormant as when the sap is rising the tree will ‘bleed’ if cut.

Birch Royal Frost is supplied as a pot grown plant indicating that it can be included in a landscaping scheme for planting 12 months of the year. Pot grown plants have the benefit of being able to sit in the pot, so long as they are watered regularly, until the ground is prepared or, if the weather is inclement and planting must be postponed.

If you telephone any of our team with your horticultural questions or queries whether it is regarding the purchase and planting of Royal Frost birch trees, or any other species we will be happy to assist you.

Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024

We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:

– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days

– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.

Delivery is reliable
– we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

LocationOrder ValuePrice
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsUp to £90£15.00
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsOver £90Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of WightAll orders£24.00

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

LocationOrder ValuePrice
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsUp to £420£72.00
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsOver £420Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of WightAll orders£72.00

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

LocationOrder ValuePrice
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsUnder £1800Please call us
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsOver £1800Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of WightAll ordersNot available

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page

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