Snow Queen

£78.00

Snow Queen is the most popular of the Himalayan birches, with their distinctive bright white bark. The main stem of Snow Queen turns pure white even from a young age.

The leaves provide dappled shade in the summer, and turn yellow in the autumn.

The tree grows with a pleasing upright form.

Betula utilis

Snow Queen birch trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

12-year pot-grown tree £78.00
In a 12L pot
Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
2Multi-stem pot-grown tree £88.00
In a 12L pot
Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
(Multi-stem)
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Next deliveries

Delivery from week commencing 9th February onwards.

How to grow

When planting multi-stem birch trees it is a good idea to support the young stems with a cane.

If you purchase a bare-root Snow Queen (not a container-grown one) you can also encourage it to become multi-stemmed by topping it at around 40cm - 50cm from the ground - this will encourage the tree to send out new shoots from near the bottom of the stem. In the second year after doing this select 3-5 of the strongest shoots to grow on, and remove the rest.

Snow Queen characteristics

Gardening skillBeginner
Attractive featuresAttractive barkAutumn foliage colour
Growth habitUpright-spreading / Vase
Height after 10 years3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
SunlightPrefers full sunSome shade
PruningDo not prune
Site conditionsOccasional floodingOccasional drought
Leaf colourGreen
Leaf colour - autumnYellow
BarkWhite
Annual cycleDeciduous

This variety description was produced by Orange Pippin staff from first-hand research. Last checked: 2023.

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