96K views · 1.5K reactions | Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a silver birch. October to February is the best time – and Alan is here to explain why. | BBC Gardeners' World Magazine | Facebook

🔎Learn how to identify a birch tree. Lucy, our Trees and Woodland Officer, shares the features of a birch tree: 🍃They have heart-shaped leaves with vaguely serrated edges 🍃Young birch trees have a nice red bark with white spots 🍃Older birch tree bark turns to white, looking like bits of paper 📍Haverthwaite Heights #NationalTreeWeek | Lake District National Park