Betula 'Fastigiata Joes' Betula pendula 'Golden Obelisk' it is actually difficult to

it is actually difficult to differentiate whether it is an alder or a bamboo

It may require some protection in winter if it is planted in exposed sites

and summer flowers in a variety of different colours

producing a crop of red flushed apples with a sweet taste and crisp

It is a magnificent

Betula 'Fastigiata Joes' Betula pendula 'Golden Obelisk' it is actually difficult toBetula 'Fastigiata', also known as Upright Birch is a towering tree noted for its beautiful bark which grows almost pure white with some of it breaking and cracking with age, creating contrasting black cracks among the patches of white bark. The bark turns to a hue of silver grey as the tree matures, its columnar growth allowing for a tall, branching crown that tends to twist and twine as it grows ever taller with some known to reach above 12 meters.