Himalayan birch - Betula utilis jacquemontii
Himalayan Birch is a medium-sized tree with stunning papery white bark and attractive golden yellow autumn foliage. You can buy Betula jacquemontii by mail order with confidenceit transplants extremely well and even large specimens establish rapidly in most soils. Himalayan Birch is also excellent for urban plantings.
Our friend Cindy pressure washes her Himalayan birch before she opens her garden to the public each year and - without Persil the bark comes up pure white...!
Birch trees grow pretty much anywhere, but if they have a preference it is for ground that has some damp in it. To 20m
If you are unclear about the way standard trees are sized, take a look at our Guide to Standard Tree Sizing or you can go back to our main standard trees page.