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Golden Beauty

Betula pendula
Golden Beauty birch tree

Golden Beauty is named after its attactive golden green leaves. It grows with a pleasing upright form, the white bark of the stem contrastring nicely with the foliage.

Golden Beauty birch trees for sale

  • 2-year pot-grown tree £75.00
    In a 12L pot
    Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
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How to grow

Golden Beauty is more resistant to sun scorch than some of the other golden birches (particularly Golden Cloud).

Golden Beauty characteristics

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Attractive featuresAttractive barkAttractive foliageAutumn foliage colourSummer foliage colour
  • Growth habitUpright
  • Height after 10 years3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
  • SunlightPrefers full sunSome shade
  • PruningDo not prune
  • Growth rateAverage
  • Site conditionsOccasional floodingOccasional drought
  • Leaf colourYellow-green
  • Leaf colour - autumnYellow
  • BarkWhite
  • Country of originGermany
  • Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

  • Betula pendula
    Golden Fountain
    A nice example of the Golden Birch, with green-yellow leaves in the summer, turning golden yellow in the autumn.

What will it look like?

Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. We try to keep all pot-grown trees down to about 1.5m as supplied, but some may be larger. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years.

Betula Pen Golden Beauty silver birch tree

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