{"product_id":"silver-birch-tree-betula-pendula","title":"Silver Birch Tree | Betula pendula","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmong \u003cstrong\u003ethe most iconic native trees\u003c\/strong\u003e, the silver birch makes an impact in any garden with its elegant silver-white bark and gracefully weeping branches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silver bark sheds its layers like paper over time, developing \u003cstrong\u003econtrasting dark fissures and cracks with age\u003c\/strong\u003e that make each tree wholly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver birch trees \u003cstrong\u003esupport over 300 insect species\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as moths and many diverse fungi. Hole-nesting birds such as woodpeckers make their homes in the trunk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBright green, serrated leaves form a \u003cstrong\u003elight, airy canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e which allows for underplanting, before turning a glowing golden yellow when autumn rolls around.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow and green catkins appear in April and May, \u003cstrong\u003ehanging in clusters like lambs' tails\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their seeds are enjoyed by birds including siskins, greenfinches and redpolls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver birch \u003cstrong\u003eimproves your soil\u003c\/strong\u003e; it spreads its roots wide, bringing otherwise inaccessible nutrients into the tree. These are then transferred into the soil by falling leaves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Celtic folklore, \u003cstrong\u003esilver birch symbolised renewal\u003c\/strong\u003e and bundles of its twigs were used to drive out the spirits of the old year!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming \"leggy\", and promote stronger, bushier growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur mature trees are grown in Air-Pots®, the only type of pot to completely eliminate root circling. A unique design stimulates air pruning for a mass of healthy fibrous roots, which results in a healthy tree that will establish quickly in your garden. 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