Betula utilis jacquemontii trees (with snowdrops)

Bareroot Betula utilis jacquemontii Standard tree

Misc	Wildlife Value
Shade	Partial Shade
Area	Exposed Windy Areas, Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Soil	Poor/Dry, Wet
Type	Screening
Also Good	Autumn Colour, Beautiful Bark, Seedheads

Betula utilis jacquemontii (Standard)

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SIZES	1-2	3-9	10+
175/200 cm Bareroot	Plenty of Stock£39.60	Plenty of Stock£35.64	Plenty of Stock£31.68
200/250 cm Bareroot	Plenty of Stock£45.60	Plenty of Stock£41.04	Plenty of Stock£36.48
6/8cm Girth Standard. Bareroot	Plenty of Stock£59.89	Plenty of Stock£56.29	Plenty of Stock£52.69
8/10cm Girth Standard. Bareroot	Plenty of Stock£83.89	Plenty of Stock£77.89	Plenty of Stock£75.49
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Birch, Himalayan - Standard needs...

Buckle and Strap Ties
Buckle and Strap Tree Ties Rubber strap with buckle & buffer. Buffer prevents tree from rubbing

From £2.28
Stakes - Tree Planting
Tree Stake - 150cm x 5cm Rounded & treated. Necessary for all standard ornamental trees. Also fo

From £5.76
Tree Planting Pack
All the accessories you need to plant a large tree, i.e. any Ornamental Standard or Bush or Half-Sta

From £10.19
Afterplant Tree & Shrub
Mycorrhizal fungi enriched plant food for use as a tonic or topdressing for established plants. At p

From £6.95

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Buckle and Strap Ties

From £2.28
Buckle and Strap Tree Ties Rubber strap with buckle & buffer. Buffer prevents tree from rubbing
Rootgrow

From £6.00
For healthy plants and trees, if you only do one thing, use Rootgrow when you plant them. Mycorrhi
Stakes - Tree Planting

From £5.76
Tree Stake - 150cm x 5cm Rounded & treated. Necessary for all standard ornamental trees. Also fo

Betula Jacquemontii

Himalayan birch, Betula utilis Jacquemontii, is an elegant, medium-sized tree with beautiful white bark. It will grow on most soils apart from chalk and it is well suited to urban sites. Himalayan birch trees can reach a height of about 15-20 metres.

Browse our variety of birch tree or see our full range of ornamental trees.

How Standard Trees are Measured:
All the plants in the ornamental trees section are graded as standards, which means that they are measured by their girth in centimetres 1 metre above ground level (basically, their trunk's waist measurement). They aren't measured by their height, which will vary. So, a 6/8 standard has a trunk with a circumference of 6-8 centimetres and an 8/10 standard has a trunk 8-10 centimetres around. This measurement makes no difference to the tree's final height.
Standard trees are 2 - 3.5 metres tall (on average) when they arrive. We cannot tell you precisely how tall your trees will be before we deliver them.

General description of Himalayan birch trees:

The smooth, almost pure white bark is the main attraction of Himalayan birch. Unlike a native birch tree, the bark on the trunk of a Himalayan birch will stay smooth and bright when it is mature. In spring, the tree makes long catkins that provide early season pollen for bees. The autumn leaf colour is a pale, warm yellow that contrasts nicely with the white bark.

History & uses of Betula utilis Jacquemontii

Himalayan birch's native range is centred on Nepal and the first trees were introduced to Britain in the 1880's. It has been extensively cultivated and the trees that you buy from our nursery are grafted, not grown from seed. Birch is a pioneer species: it is fast growing, relatively short-lived, and thrives on sunny, poorly fertile sites.

Notes on planting Himalayan birch trees:
Himalayan birch trees will grow well in most sunny conditions and tolerate poor soil, although they prefer moist, rich earth. They will not grow well if the site is chalky or shady.

Prepare your site before planting:
It is good to dig over the site where you plant a tree several months in advance. Kill the weeds first: for tough weeds like nettles, brambles and ground elder, you will usually need a glyphosate based weed-killer to get rid of them. When you dig the soil over, remove stones and other rubbish and mix in well rotted compost or manure down to the depth of about 2 spades.

Watch our video on how to plant a tree for full instructions.
Remember to water establishing trees during dry weather for at least a year after planting.

Tree Planting accessories:
Prepare your site for planting by killing the weeds and grass with Roundup weed killer.
You can buy a tree planting pack with a wooden stake & rubber tie to support the tree and a mulch mat with pegs to protect the soil around the base of your tree from weeds and drying out.
We suggest that you use mycorrhizal "friendly fungi" on the roots of all newly planted large trees: if your soil quality is poor, we strongly recommend it.
You can also improve your soil with bonemeal organic fertiliser and Growmore.

After you plant a tree, the most important thing to do is water it in dry weather. If you didn't use a mulch mat, you will also need to weed around the tree. Both of these will be necessary for at least a year after planting.

Special notes on caring for Himalayan birch trees:
Himalayan birch is a very tough tree that shouldn't need special attention once it has established. If pruning is necessary, it is best do it in winter. Avoid pruning birch trees in spring, as they will bleed sap. Always hire a tree surgeon to remove large branches.
Our friend Cindy uses a pressure hose on a gentle setting to wash her Himalayan birches before she opens her garden to the public each year. This keeps them gleaming white.

Hygiene & Diseases:
Dead, damaged or diseased wood can be pruned off as soon as it appears.
Disinfect your pruning tools between every cut if there is any sign of disease.
Burn or dispose of any diseased material, do not compost it.

Read our full terms and conditions here.

Delivery: Our standard delivery charges are:

Small box (Orders containing only seedlings or rooted cuttings) £7.20 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Standard box (Bareroots up to 1.2m) £11.40 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Large box (Pots up to and incl. 7.5L) £15.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £100 inc VAT)
Trees & Hedging (Bareroots & trees 1.2m+) £18.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £120 inc VAT)
Pallets (Root balls, large pots, trees etc) £60.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £240 inc VAT)

Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.

Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.

Ashridge Nurseries is working as normal and the despatching of bareroot plants is underway.

You can see Current Delivery Information Here. We are now taking orders for delivery in January 2021.

Himalayan Birch Large Trees

Betula utilis jacquemontii (Standard)

Buckle and Strap Ties

From £2.28

Stakes - Tree Planting

From £5.76

Tree Planting Pack

From £10.19

Afterplant Tree & Shrub

From £6.95

Buckle and Strap Ties

From £2.28

Stakes - Tree Planting

From £5.76

Tree Planting Pack

From £10.19

Rootgrow

From £6.00

Betula Jacquemontii

General description of Himalayan birch trees:

History & uses of Betula utilis Jacquemontii

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Ashridge Nurseries is working as normal and the despatching of bareroot plants is underway.

You can see Current Delivery Information Here. We are now taking orders for delivery in January 2021.

Himalayan Birch Large Trees

Betula utilis jacquemontii (Standard)

From £2.28

From £5.76

From £10.19

From £6.95

From £2.28

From £5.76

From £10.19

From £6.00

Betula Jacquemontii

General description of Himalayan birch trees:

History & uses of Betula utilis Jacquemontii

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?