Species guide
Silver birch
HarmlessBetula pendula
How to recognise it
A slender tree with bright white papery bark marked by black diamond-shaped fissures, drooping branch tips, and small triangular, toothed leaves.
Is it dangerous?
Harmless to touch. Its spring pollen is a common hay-fever trigger.
Recorded 995,594 times in the wild worldwide.
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