Description: The rarer of the two species of wild, native birch trees of Northern Ireland. It has a leaf with a long, tapered point, the branches tend to droop and the bark of mature trees is more silvery-white in colour than in the common birch (Betula pubescens). It has often been planted in parks.

All names: Betula pendula Roth; Betula verrucosa Ehrh.; Betula alba auct.

Distribution Map from NBN: Betula pendula at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Betula pendula at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.