On Dec 23, 5:44*am, "graham" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ...I arrived home in France today to see my beloved Silver Birch, I have
about a dozen but 2 were very damaged with the weight of snow on their
branches. *They are drooping, like a willow, will they recover or will
I need to prune, severely in Spring?

If you do prune do NOT do it in spring but early summer when the sap has
stopped running! *Same for maples.
Graham
(in W. Canada where the temperature has been dropping to -30C at night over
the last 10 days or so)

Thanks everyone all advice gratefully accepted. I will prune in early
Summer. They are 20 years old now and huge things and although we get
snow every year, this is the first time I have seen damage as bad as
this.

Judith