Silver Birch Betula pendula Happy Valley Chilterns Bucks

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The birch is one of the most common of Britain's native broad-leaved trees. The Silver birch grows well all over Britain although Downy Birch is more common in Scotland. It grows as quite a tall tree although sometimes will grow small like a shrub but always with elegant, drooping branches, a light canopy and whip like twigs It grows up to 30 m and lives for over 80 years The bark is a whitish color and sheds layers like tissue paper. The smooth twigs have little dark warts. The bark becomes rugged with darker diamond shaped crevices as it grows.

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