Himalayan Silver Birch - Betula jacquemontii | Himalayan Birch - Height 170-190cm - 10lt AlmondBetula jacquemontii, or Himalayan Birch, is one of the most popular birch trees. It is a medium sized, vigorous, deciduous tree with upright, pyramidal habit. It is famous for its beautiful snow white peeling bark, the whitest that can be found among birch varieties. Its leaves are ovate, dark green and turn bright yellow in autumn. Male flowers are yellowish brown and appear in dropping catkins, while female flowers are greenish and appear in upright
attractive pink-white flowers
bloom from July throughout autumn
grey-green leaves with cream-pink margins
As the leaves emerge
green-brown mature bark
Since it likes moist soils
Okagami maple prefers fertile
It is cold hardy but very sensitive to salt
wide-spreading
velvety haired and rusty-brown beneath
It is tolerant of urban pollution and coastal conditions
Being a self-fertile variety that produces both male and female flowers