BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

One of the loveliest of all birch trees, Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' has fantastic peeling, creamy-white bark and chestnut coloured, elongated lenticels . The small heart-shaped leaves are pale green and turn exciting shades of butter yellow in autumn before falling.

Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' is a rare tree with some of the best peeling winter bark around once established. 

Supplied Size: 5L containers (freshly potted, 80 - 100 cm tall)

• Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
• Soil: Any fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Rate of Growth: Moderate.
• Habit: Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' grows to be a medium sized, slender, branching and often multi-stemmed tree.
  • Height: up to 15 m (50 ft)
  • Spread: 10 m (32 ft)

• Notes: Please bear in mind that the bark of Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' can take up to four or five years to colour up fully at the base of the tree and therefore this is a better choice of tree for patient gardeners.

Plant Video

The Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' in our woodland gardens (taken in mid October 2010).