Tree comparisons
| Birch Golden Beauty |  Snow Goose |  Cardinal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A gold-leaved silver birch, with an excellent upright form, white bark, and attractive autumn leaf colours. | A small upright flowering cherry tree with particularly large single white flowers. | Also known as Princeton Cardinal, a bronze-leaved crab-apple with pink-red spring blossom and red fruitlets in the autumn. | |
| remove | remove | remove |
Growing
| Birch Golden Beauty | Flowering cherry tree Snow Goose | Crab-apple trees Cardinal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening skill | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner |
| Awards | RHS AGM (current) | ||
| Attractive features | Attractive bark Attractive foliage Autumn foliage colour Summer foliage colour | Attractive flowers | Attractive flowers Attractive tree / plant Autumn foliage colour Scented flowers |
| Growth habit | Upright | Upright | Spreading / Flat-topped |
| Height after 10 years | 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft | 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft |
| Sunlight | Prefers full sun Some shade | ||
| Pruning | Do not prune | ||
| Growth rate | Average | Average | Average |
| Site conditions | Occasional flooding Occasional drought | ||
| Wildlife | Attractive to birds RHS Plants for Pollinators |
Identification
| Birch Golden Beauty | Flowering cherry tree Snow Goose | Crab-apple trees Cardinal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower colour | White | Pink - dark | |
| Flower form | Single flower (5-8 petals) | Single flower (5-8 petals) | |
| Flowering month | April | April | |
| Leaf colour | Yellow-green | Green | Bronze |
| Leaf colour - autumn | Yellow | Multiple tints | Orange / Red |
| Leaf/Flower sequence | Leaves and Flowers appear together | ||
| Fruit colour | Red - dark | ||
| Fruit size | Small | ||
| Fruit persistence | Ripens over a period | ||
| Bark | White | ||
| Country of origin | Germany | Netherlands | United States |
| Annual cycle | Deciduous | Deciduous | Deciduous |