Betula pendula Julia Child The young bark starts off

The young bark starts off as a creamy white shade

As the name would suggest

They are deliciously fragrant with a cupped shape and an elegant stracutre that will be the envy of your neighbours all season long

which are often a variety of different colours

This particular tree is considered the hardiest of the Ceanothus varieties - which are native to North America - so can tolerate most weather conditions

Betula pendula Julia Child The young bark starts offFeatured in a famous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the Silver Birch is a tall and elegantly graceful tree. I pass forth into light I find myself beneath a weeping birch most beautiful of forest trees, the Lady of the Woods. Betula pendula grows upright and offers smaller branches that become pendulous with age. Despite its elegant look, it is a tough pioneer species that will grow in both icy cold and warm climates. The tree features diamond shaped