Betula utilis var. jacquemontii Snow Queen ='Doorenbos'

Common name: Himalayan birch

Description: An RHS Award of Garden Merit birch and the classic standard by which white-barked birches are judged: ascending branches form a neat oval crown, with clear, brilliant white bark on trunk and branches. Ovate leaves turn yellow in autumn, and male catkins reach up to 15cm.

Other benefits: elegant year-round form, attractive peeling bark, good autumn colour, excellent specimen or small-garden tree, RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, the definitive pure-white birch

Wildlife attraction: birds

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 8m x 4m

Position: full sun or partial shade

Soil pH: neutral to acid

Moisture: moist but well-drained

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to below -25°C