McBeath birch

McBeath birch for sale

Choose a size - pot-grown

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• PG12-year 12L pot-grown tree, £82.00
  Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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Tree specification

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Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 30th March onwards.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

All about McBeath birch

McBeath is an excellent example of the Himalayan birch (Betula utilis), featuring the prized bright white bark which is so characteristic of this species.

Yellow catkins appear at the same time as the new leaves in early spring. The leaves turn yellow in the autumn.

McBeath makes a good alternative to the popular Trinity College - it is not as well known, but it has an even more compact form and arguably a purer bark colour.

Growing and Training

McBeath is easy to grow, and being slower-growing than most of the Himalayan birches, is a good choice for smaller gardens. It will do best in a sunny position but is very cold hardy and tolerant of most soils.

History

This form of the Himalayan birch was grown from seed collected at an altitude of 3,000m (almost 10,000ft) in the region of Himachel Pradesh in India in the 1980s by Ron McBeath, who worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.

British-grown trees

Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. Find out more.

Guaranteed fruit trees

When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions. Find out more.