| Description | Cycas revoluta
Sago Palms are wonderfully tough little palms, growing strong in the tough climate and soils of Victoria.
• Very slow growing.
• Thin, fern-like foliage, sprouting from the centre
• Can be grown in pots, suitable for modern or tropical gardens | Betula pendula
An elegant deciduous tree with soft, white bark.
• Small green leaves that turn vibrant yellow in autumn
• Beautiful feature tree, planted in groups or used along driveways, fence lines or avenues
• Low maintenance, tolerating frost, snow and drought once established. | |
| Content | | Silver birches are a small growing tree with an inoffensive root system that’s beautiful all year round. They will make your property looks a million dollars because although Silver Birch are inexpensive, nothing else looks as classic in the garden.
In winter Silver Birch Trees have a lovely naked tree with a fabulous white trunk! To enhance that feature, you can plant them in clumps of 2 or 3 silver birch trees and together the white trunks look more beautiful. In spring and summer you have beautiful fine lacy green foliage, giving fabulous dappled shade. These trees are beautiful where you want some shade but you don’t want total shade or darkness.
The silver birch looks great with an old fashioned house and silver birches look absolutely fabulous with modern buildings as well. Either in a modern setting or an old fashioned setting, classic garden or a modern garden, silver birches look amazing!
Over the years they’ve probably become the most popular tree in Melbourne, measured over time, and look great just about anywhere. Check out our fact sheet page for more information on silver birch trees. | |
| Additional information |
| botanical name |
Cycas revoluta
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| height x width |
Up to 2m, but slow growing
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| features |
Short single or multiple trunks develop with a compact crown of palm-like stiff fine pinnate dark green leaves, very unusual and attractive
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| conditions |
Sun to shade in moist well-drained soil, protect from heavy frosts
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| landscape use |
Pots, courtyards, plaza?s, specimens, general landscaping
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| Toxicity |
All parts of a sago palm, especially the seeds, are extremely poisonous when ingested by humans or animals.
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| botanical-name |
Betula alba "Pendula"
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| height-x-width |
8m x 4m
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| features |
Trunk develops into a white color, upright open and spreading pyramidal tree with pendulous branches, very attractive
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well drained soil
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| landscape-use |
Specimen, group planting, street tree, avenues, great for small gardens
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