Betula utilis 'Grayswood Ghost' Hedging Tolerant of clay but dislikes

Tolerant of clay but dislikes alkaline or chalky soils

'Caucasica' is a more upright-growing variety with slightly narrower leaves

Prune twice a year to maintain a crisp shape

Fragrant flowers in June followed by winged fruits

Tolerates drought once established

Betula utilis 'Grayswood Ghost' Hedging Tolerant of clay but dislikes'Grayswood Ghost' is one of the best white stemmed birches. Its white, almost luminescent, bark is supurb together with the rich, green, glossy leaves. Conspicuous yellow catkins decorate the tree in early spring. If needed the bark can, ever so gently, be shrubbed to restore its brilliant white colour. Hardy. A shallow rooting tree. H7