Available sizes: From 2m to 9m tall (and everything in-between)
Root type: Available as containerised, bare root or root ball depending on time of year
Lead time: 10 working days
Price: Contact our sales team at [email protected] for our best prices and availability.

Trade discounts available

Position: Full sun to part shade. Will stand some exposure
Soil: Any moist but well drained soil, acid or alkaline
Rate of growth: Around 20- 30cm per year
Height: Can grow to around 18m tall without pruning.
Spread: Spreads to around 10m across without pruning.
Flowers: Male brownish-yellow catkins 12 long; female catkins shorter
Fruit: Yellow brown cylinder shaped fruiting (female) catkin

We are big fans of this remarkable tree: Betula nigra (River birch) really is a most impressive plant when mature and we think the best way to show off its features is to buy a multi-stem specimen. Its most obvious appeal is the peeling, in time shaggy bark on its trunk and main stems, reaching up into the canopy. With young trees, bark is pale creamy-grey; as it peels, orange, copper and pink tints develop, the papery bark hanging in sheets.

With older trees, colours intensify with darker browns and greys, but at all stages the bark colour and texture is superb, especially seen in winter. Betula nigra forms a light canopy with quite pendulous branches; in autumn the leaves turn yellow before falling. It is also surprisingly versatile, standing periods of waterlogging when established and tolerating high summer temperatures well.

For expert advice, prices and availability, please contact our helpful and friendly sales team at [email protected] or speak to us on 01753 628664, we are here to help with your next planting project.