Snow Queen

Snow Queen birch trees for sale

• 11-year bare-root tree £18.95
  Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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• 22-year pot-grown tree £49.95
  In a 12L pot
  Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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• 3Multi-stem pot-grown tree £56.95
  In a 12L pot
  Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
  (Multi-stem)

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Next deliveries

Deliveries from September for pot grown and December for bare-rooted (where items shown in stock).

How to grow

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

We sometimes have Snow Queen available in a multi-stemmed form. These have three stems growing from the base, rather than the more usual single stem, and are useful for creating windbreaks and screening. (They are true multi-stem trees, not 3 separate trees planted in the same container).

If you purchase a bare-root Snow Queen 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
• Height after 10 years3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
• Leaf colour - autumnYellow
• Leaf colour - summerGreen
• SunlightPrefers full sunSome shade
• PruningDo not prune
• Site conditionsOccasional floodingOccasional drought
• BarkWhite
• Annual cycleDeciduous

What will it look like?

Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years. We may also have 1-year bare-root trees of this variety - they are not shown here.