It tolerates full exposure to coastal winds and air pollution
The needles of the 'Stiff Weeper' are a vibrant blue-green color that adds a bright splash to the landscape
whip-like stems and trifoliate silvery green leaves which can hold all year round in mild winters
It is excellent for adding form
These flowers rise above the foliage on slender stalks and provide an additional dimension of interest to the plant
Young’s Weeping Silver Birch | Betula pendula Youngii - Girth 8-10cm Height 120-135cm - 30lt 12ft- 15ft | 4m - 4.5m It tolerates full exposure toBetula pendula Youngii is a smaller form of the common silver birch with distinguished weeping habit. It has long, elegant, pendulous branches with triangular, serrated, mid green leaves that turn warm yellow in autumn, and lovely white bark, especially in winter. It was found as a chance seedling and introduced in 1874, by Maurice Young nursery, from Surrey, England. Betula pendula Youngii is easily grown in any type of soil, but prefers moist, well