Silver birch
Betula pendula
- Size
- 15 m tall, 6 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -40 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- A specimen to look at
- Native here
- A multi-stemmed shape
- Bark worth looking at
- Native
- Autumn colour
Safety
- Note: a known allergen for some people
- Note: vigorous or spreading roots, mind structures and drains
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Trees
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Size when mature
- 15 m tall, 6 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Dry, medium, moist
- Soil
- sand, loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5 to 7
- Hardy to
- -40 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- For pollinators
- Some
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
- Worth knowing
- A known allergen for some people
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