BETULA PENDULA PURPUREA

Betula pendula 'Pupurea', more commonly known as Purple Birch, has dark purple foliage that contrasts beautifully with the silvery white bark, making this an ideal feature tree. The serrated foliage emerges dark purple/red in spring, then slowly turns purple/dark green throughout the summer and finally bronze/purple tones appear in autumn. Young branches are also a deep purple and catkins appear in the spring. Slightly slower growing and less weeping in habit compared to other Silver Birch trees, Betula pendula 'Pupurea' will still reach a height and spread of 6 x 4 metres in 20 years.