Just because you have limited space doesn't mean you can't have a majestic tree—consider one of these dwarf tree varieties.

The warm sunny days mean another growing season is upon us! One of the many projects people usually embark on in the summer is to refresh the landscaping around their home. I'm excited to share some ...

Has the same cinnamon-colored peeling bark and yellow fall foliage as river birch, but the growth habit is denser and only a third of the overall size. * Size: 12 to 15 feet tall and wide.

They include the dwarf birch Betula nana and the black crowberry Empetrum hermaphroditum. Both thrive in arctic-alpine conditions; this makes them typical representatives of tundra vegetation.

Genetic evidence that one of Britain's native tree species, the dwarf birch found in the Scottish Highlands, was once common in England has been found by researchers. The genes reflect a much ...

The team sequenced the genome of a dwarf birch tree from Scotland, a species that is nationally scarce in Britain but common further north in Europe. Lead researcher Dr Richard Buggs, ...

Images are available on request. "Genome sequence of dwarf birch (Betula nana) and cross-species RAD markers" will be published in the journal Molecular Ecology on Tuesday 20 November. Paper ...

Dwarf birch seeds were collected from the Dundreggan Conservation Estate in Glenmoriston, which is owned and managed by Moray-based Trees for Life.