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Betula humilis

Betulaceae
 

Habitat: wet places in forests

 

Soil: with plenty of humus

 

Height: 200 cm

 

Flowering: foliage plant

 

Width: 2.0 m

           


           

This is eventually a large shrub, with very dark brown, almost black branches, but stems densely covered with short hairs. The leaves are on very short, hairy petioles, ovate, going yellow in autumn. It comes from central Asia as far as Mongolia.
2 litre pot £7.00