Betula pendula
Silver birch has a straight silvery-white trunk and is by far one of Britain’s most easily recognisable trees.
Silver Birch trunk
lt is thought that birch has an amazing power to drive out evil spirits.
Its branches are used in brooms to sweep aside evil and are still used in the lsle of Man to drive evil from delinquents or people who have not followed the island’s rules.
Uses:
- Joinery
- Plywood
- Furniture
- Flooring
