COMMON NAME: Silver Birch SCIENTIFIC NAME: Betula pendula   Birches are best known for their thin, strong bark that tends to flake off or peel away in sheets like paper. The trees are deciduous and the trunks are generally white or tan. Each tree has both male and female cones, and the female cones fall apart in the fall, releasing hundreds of small winged seeds.     ESSEX ARBORICULTURE 8 THE SQUARE TILLINGHAM ESSEX CM0 7TP TEL: +44 (01621) 778699 FAX: +44 (01621) 778655 WEB: www.essexarb.co.uk EMAIL: info@essexarb.co.uk VAT no. 750 9173 27 See us on the map Click Here...