Description
One of the loveliest of all birch trees, Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' has fantastic peeling, creamy-white bark and chestnut coloured, elongated lenticels . The small heart-shaped leaves are pale green and turn exciting shades of butter yellow in autumn before falling. A superb and unusual garden tree!
Features
- Common name: Erman's Birch
- Position: Full sun.
- Soil: Any fertile soil.
- Hardiness: Hardy.
- Rate of Growth: Moderate.
- Habit: Medium sized, slender, branching and often multi-stemmed tree.
- Height: 15 m (50 ft)
- Spread: 10 m (32 ft)
- Notes: Please bare in mind that the bark of Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' can take up to four or five years to colour up fully at the base of the tree and therefore this is a better choice of tree for patient gardeners.
- Supplied Size: 140 - 160 cm tall in 5L containers.