Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ AKA Young’s Weeping Silver Birch If you like a tree with a weeping habit, this could be the one for your garden. Slow growing, this specimen is over 100 years old and around 8 metres tall. An added attraction is the characteristic silver birch bark — rough, white, and marked with dark fissures that develop as it matures. Small, heart-shaped dark green leaves turn yellow in autumn, and yellow-brown catkins appear in spring. Fully hardy. Suitable for most soils but best sh

231K views · 66 shares | With the intense rain we have had this winter, silver birch bark (Betula Pendula) is a great natural fire lighting resource. The outer bark is very resinous and if you scrape a small dust pile using your knife it generally takes a spark really well in wet conditions. Most of you probably know this, but for those that don’t it’s a great resource. Have a good weekend folks!  | TA Outdoors | Facebook