Betula pubescens Batch No:177622 A dessert and cooking apple

A dessert and cooking apple with firm

'Scanlon' forms a compact conical crown with dense branches surrounding a central leader

Tolerates heat and some drought

Flowers in March with fruit ready for use in November

growing in any well-drained soil

Betula pubescens Batch No:177622 A dessert and cooking appleNative to northern Europe and Russia, this handsome birch can withstand even the most bitter cold of the sub arctic. Similar to the Silver birch but more upright and uniform in habit. Young twigs are silky hair and smooth to the touch. Lush green foliage turning yellow in autumn. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, even wet, waterlogged sites. H7