Betula utilis 'Doorenbos' Flowering-Tree brilliant white flowers opening from

brilliant white flowers opening from creamy-yellow buds in May

In spring as the leaves emerge small red flowers can be seen turning into highly decorative red samaras as the crown reveals its bright yellow autumn colours

this selection has slightly more upright basal shoots than the species but with the characteristic horizontal

The leaves emerge during the flowering giving light green hints in the sea of white

where it can prove an economical alternative to slower growing topiary plants due to its quick growth rate

Betula utilis 'Doorenbos' Flowering-Tree brilliant white flowers opening from'Doorenbos' is one of the most dramatic of the white stemmed birches, whose ethereal bark peels to reveal a pale orange beneath. More formal, sturdy and upright in habit than the native Silver birch, with dark green leaves that give golden autumn tones. The bark can, ever so gently, be scrubbed to restore its brilliant white colour. Hardy. A shallow rooting tree.