Birch Silver

The peeling white Bark of Silver Birch makes this narrow conical native tree a favourite choice for impact in the garden. Produces yellow catkins in spring.

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Bare Root Hedging

These are field grown plants, lifted during the dormant season (normally November-April) and delivered ready for planting without any soil on the roots. The most cost-effective way to plant a new hedge.

Potted Hedging

We deliver these plants to you in the pots they are grown in, because there is no root disturbance they can delivered and planted all year round with excellent results.

Birch Silver Bare Root Hedging 4-5ft 125/150cm

  • 2 year old

  • Plant(s) per metre: 2-3
  • Minimum order quantity: 1

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Birch Silver Potted Hedging 5-6ft 150/175cm

  • in 7.5 litre pots

  • Plant(s) per metre: 1-2
  • Minimum order quantity: 1

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£37.19 £35.99

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Birch Silver Potted Hedging 6-6.5ft 175/200cm

  • in 7.5 litre pots

  • Plant(s) per metre: 1-2
  • Minimum order quantity: 1

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£41.99 £40.79

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Birch Silver Potted Hedging 6.5-8.5ft 200/250cm

  • in 7.5 litre pots

  • Plant(s) per metre: 1-2
  • Minimum order quantity: 1

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Product Information

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The Silver Birch (Betula Pendula) is a large narrowly conical shaped native deciduous tree with peeling silvery white bark found as with many other types of Birch in vast numbers particularly in the forests and on the mountains of Scotland. The diamond shaped mid green serrated leaves of the Silver Birch turn a particularly attractive yellow in autumn but it is the distinctive colour of the bark and the noticeable drooping habit of its branches that make the Silver Birch tree so easily identifiable.

Silver Birch trees produce yellow/brown catkins in spring which make an additional decoration to this already very pretty tree. Although the Silver Birch looks to be a light and delicate tree it is actually very hardy, and makes a stunning ornamental focal point in any garden and a haven for a host of insects and wildlife. The Silver Birch twigs or young branches were tied together in bundles and used for ‘Birching’ a popular method of punishment which was only stopped in comparatively recent times. The most frequent commercial uses for the timber of Betula Pendula are in the making of tool handles, the backs of brushes and wooden floors. The twigs are used for the making of fire fighting brooms seen in forests and in saunas as a muscle relaxant. The Silver Birch tree grows at approximately30-45cm (1-1.5ft) per year to an ultimate height of approximately 18-25 metres (60-80ft). If you want to trim or prune, then any time from late summer, through autumn and into winter is suitable.

The Silver Birch tree has been given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. Birch trees on this page are suitable for general planting in any reasonable soil but will thrive in moist conditions. If you have a rabbit problem we strongly recommend protecting newly planted Silver Birch with spiral tree guards. We will supply full cultural instructions with your order. We strongly recommend Rootgrow and Bonemeal to help establish newly planted Silver Birch trees, these may be found on the left hand menu.

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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