Betula pendula 'Fastigiata'

An adaptable, columnar birch with a silvery-white trunk and contorted, twisted branches creating an interesting effect in winter. Betula pendula ‘Fastigiata’ is suitable as a specimen tree for landscape effects or for use in areas where lateral space is limited.

Categories: Betula (Birch)

Skip to the end of the images gallery

Skip to the beginning of the images gallery

Web Information

Downloads (0)

Genus

Betula
Species

pendula
Variety Type

Ornamental
Variety

Betula (Birch)
Growth Rate

Moderate.
Foliage

Bright green, triangular leaves with doubly serrate margins. Butter yellow in autumn.
Bark

Ornamental, papery white bark that exfoliates in sheets. Becoming black fissured on the lower trunk when older.
Ornamental Fruit

Small winged nutlets borne in a pendulous 'cone' (a strobilus) that sheds in autumn.
Tree Habit

Columnar, fastigiate, tending to be narrowly ovate when older. The outer branches slightly incurve and intertwine.
Flowers

Small flowers borne in catkins. Male and female flowers are separate on the same plant (monoecious).
Height (m)

11
Width (m)

4