Betula Utilis "Long Trunk"

This botanical oddity is a tricky one to describe as it possesses so many traits of unrelated cultivars.

I suppose a habit of B. pendula Youngii with the same measure of B. pendula Tristis on a tree with a B. utilis Jacquemontii trunk and leaves sums it up.

The combination makes it an ideal candidate for gardens or parks.

This small to medium sized tree has glistening white bark, which routinely peels each year to make it look even more attractive.

Its oval, dark green leaves turn golden yellow in autumn.

It has a weeping habit but possesses enough apical dominance to keep growing upwards so retaining a relatively slender and not mushroomed habit.

It is tolerant of most soils.

Mature height: 5-10m