Photo gallery

  • Weeping Birch tree foilage in detail
  • Mature Betula pendula Tristis
  • Medium-sized Betula pendula Tristis specimen at Barcham
  • Betula pendula Tristis in a row in the nursery
  • Carbon rating
  • Carbon rating

Weeping Birch

Betula pendula Tristis

Tree size guide
£270.00
10% discount applied when you buy any mix of 5 or more trees.
25% discount applied when you buy any mix of 10 or more trees.

About this product

Betula pendula 'Tristis', commonly known as the Weeping Birch, was introduced to the UK in the 1860s and matures into one of the most graceful pendulous trees available.

Often confused with Betula pendula 'Youngii' - a much smaller, garden-sized tree - Betula pendula 'Tristis' can reach the greatest mature height of all the Birch cultivars we stock, making it best suited to parkland or large gardens.

Betula pendula Tristis thrives on most free-draining soils and develops the characteristic Silver Birch bark as it matures. Its twiggy branch network is particularly stunning in winter, especially if exposed to a hard frost, which frames the canopy.

Explore the parent species: Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

Mature height: 12-17m

Specifications

Common names
Weeping Birch
Height of tree
12-17m
Soil type
Well drained, Will tolerate most soil types
Shape
Weeping
Foliage Colour
Green
Information Flags
Bark interest
Looks good in
Winter
Location
Parkland
Genus
Betula