Betula utilis 'Doorenbos' Summer This cultivar is a sport

This cultivar is a sport of 'Gala' that was named 'Royal Gala' by McKenzie after a visit from Queen Elizabeth II

upright evergreen with pendulous branches

this handsome birch can withstand even the most bitter cold of the sub-arctic

holly-like

slight orange flush with russet freckles

Betula utilis 'Doorenbos' Summer This cultivar is a sport'Doorenbos' is one of the most dramatic of the white stemmed birches, whose ethereal bark peels to reveal a pale orange beneath. More formal, sturdy and upright in habit than the native Silver birch, with dark green leaves that give golden autumn tones. The bark can, ever so gently, be scrubbed to restore its brilliant white colour. Hardy. A shallow rooting tree.