BETULA pendula ‘Fastigiata’ (Upright Silver Birch)

• Genus

  Betula

• Species

  pendula

• Variety Type

  Ornamental

• Variety

  Betula (Birch)

• Growth Rate

  Moderate.

• Foliage

  Bright green, triangular leaves with doubly serrate margins. Butter yellow in autumn.

• Bark

  Ornamental, papery white bark that exfoliates in sheets. Becoming black fissured on the lower trunk when older.

• Ornamental Fruit

  Small winged nutlets borne in a pendulous ‘cone’ (a strobilus) that sheds in autumn.

• Tree Habit

  Columnar, fastigiate, tending to be narrowly ovate when older. The outer branches slightly incurve and intertwine.

• Flowers

  Small flowers borne in catkins. Male and female flowers are separate on the same plant (monoecious).

• Height (m)

  11

• Width (m)

  4

Botanical Name: BETULA pendula ‘Fastigiata’

Cultivar: Fastigiata

Common Name: Upright Silver Birch

Plant Type: Ornamental

Height: 11m

Width: 4m

Flower Colour: Small flowers borne in catkins. Male and female flowers are separate on the same plant (monoecious)

Leaf Colour: Bright green, triangular leaves with doubly serrate margins. Butter yellow in autumn

Plant Use:  as a narrow, columnar feature tree for vertical interest, avenue planting, driveways, screening, and in formal or compact landscapes where space is limited