Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Silver Shadow'

A fantastic small, silver-barked tree, the genuine selection 'Silver Shadow' is rare in cultivation as it is notoriously difficult to propagate,. Once it has grown past this tricky phase however it is as easy to grow as any other Betula utilis and it has two distinct attributes.

Betula utilis 'Silver Shadow' has perhaps the finest and most unblemished white bark of any Birch we have seen and grows to be a smaller and more dainty tree than the other silver barked birches listed on our website.

A disadvantage to this tree is that the dazzling white bark doesn't appear on very young plants as it can take four or five years to start to develop.

The plant in this video is approx 14 years old. Height: 14 ft / Spread: 8 ft.

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Music
Sonatina No. 2 in G Major - III.
Muzio Clementi
Performer: Aaron Dunn