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| | Betula pendula |
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| | Silver birch |
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| | Hardy |
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| | N/A |
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| | Mid-green |
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| | 15m x 7.5m to 9m (49ft x 25ft to 30ft) |
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| The plain silver or common birch, sometimes called 'the lady of the woods' because of its outstanding elegance, is a great landscape feature. When planted 60cm (2ft) apart, the trees make a fine hedge, or may be grown 2.4m (8ft) apart as a screen or windbreak, which can be trimmed each winter. Growth is upright, later slightly weeping, especially the young outer stems - trim shoots off the trunk to reveal the attractive bark.
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