Silver Birch - Betula pendula
Description
Erect tree to 30 metres. Bark silvery white in more mature trees and peeling. Leaves triangular and irregularly toothed, with drooping twigs. The yellow male catkins yellowish are present during winter, maturing with the leaves and then drooping. The female flower stands erect however.
Similar Species
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Woods and heaths.
When to see it
April and May.
Life History
Deciduous.
UK Status
Quite common throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 312 of the 617 tetrads.
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