"Henry Ward" wrote in message
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I have just been given a Himalayan Birch. Betula Jacquemontii. It
is a beautifully shaped little tree, pot grown, well feathered and about
1.5
metres tall. I imagine it to be three or four years old but that is just
a
guess.
So what is my problem? Well, the bark is not white as in the books.
It is a soft grey colour with hundreds of little white spots on it .
Do these coalesce as the tree matures giving the white bark.or have
I got a silver birch with thrush?


Worry not, the juvenile bark is as you describe. as it matures it goes
white.


pk