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.
 Male Flower Corner of Green Lane Sapcote SP 4866 9318 (taken 23.4.2008).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote23 April 2008Male Flowers (Catkins) Female Flower Corner of Green Lane Sapcote SP 4866 9318(taken 23.4.2008).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote23 April 2008Female Flower
Saharima RoenischEvington Park25 June 2017
Saharima RoenischBeacon Hill Country Park15 April 2017
Graham CalowStoney Stanton01 February 2016
Saharima RoenischBeacon Hill Country Park15 April 2017
 Male Flower Corner of Green Lane Sapcote SP 4866 9318 (taken 23.4.2008).JPG)
 Female Flower Corner of Green Lane Sapcote SP 4866 9318(taken 23.4.2008).JPG)
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Graham CalowNarborough Road, Cosby17 June 2016
Alan SemperHarby churchyard08 July 2012
Graham CalowCosby Golf Club05 February 2016
Graham CalowWitherley27 May 2015
Graham CalowWitherley27 May 2015
Graham CalowHigham on the Hill15 May 2015
Saharima RoenischAltar Stones01 January 2018
AhmedHinckley Road/ Leicester14 July 2020
