Betula utilis jaquemontii | Kashmir Birch - Parachute - 150-180cm, 130lt Shrub since it is fast-growing and

since it is fast-growing and can be very invasive

but more vase-shaped as it matures

coppery-brown to mahogany bark with horizontal lenticels and narrow

Magnolia Black Tulip is adaptable to a wide range of soils

late frosts may damage the buds

Betula utilis jaquemontii | Kashmir Birch - Parachute - 150-180cm, 130lt Shrub since it is fast-growing andBetula utilis var. jaquemontii, or West Himalayan Birch, is one of the most popular birch trees. It is a medium sized, vigorous, deciduous tree with upright, pyramidal habit. It is famous for its beautiful snow white peeling bark, the whitest that can be found among birch varieties. Its leaves are ovate, dark green and turn bright yellow in autumn. Male flowers are yellowish brown and appear in dropping catkins, while female flowers are greenish and