Young's Weeping Birch

Betula pendula Youngii

• Position: full sun or lightly dappled shade
• Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: March
• Flower colour: yellowy-brown male catkins
• Other features: one of the best trees for a small garden
• Hardiness: very hardy

  
  Weeping branches with diamond-shaped bright green leaves, which turn yellow in autumn. In early spring the tree is covered in attractive yellowy-brown catkins. This low, domed shaped tree has a peeling white trunk which gives interest to the garden all year round. A very popular tree for all gardens.
  

• Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in late autumn or winter. When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting and stake well.
  
  
• Goes well with: Taxus baccata, Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana, Cornus alba 'Elegantissima', Colchicum speciosum 'Album',
  
  

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