Betula lenta Native soil and characteristics as the

soil and characteristics as the species

Ideal for clay or chalky soils

Avoid chalky/alkaline soils

This German cultivar is a hardy cross between Ilex aquifolium 'Pyramidalis' and Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' offering a dense

and one of the last in leaf in winter

Betula lenta Native soil and characteristics as theNative to the cool, forested slopes of northeastern US and stretching into Canada, the sweet birch offers attrative dark red to grey bark, highly aromatic shoots and excellent yellow autumn colour. Habit is dense and pyramidal when young, becoming rounded with age. Decorative catkins in spring. Mature height 15m. Does well in all well draining soils. Tolerates exposure. H7