{"product_id":"betula-pen-spider-alley-12l","title":"Betula pendula 'Spider Alley' 12Ltr pot","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetula pendula 'Spider Alley' — 12Ltr Pot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA real character among ornamental birches, Betula pendula 'Spider Alley' is best known for its wonderfully twisted stems and branches, which corkscrew their way into a narrow, spidery crown — a feature that comes into its own once the leaves have dropped in winter. Bright green, diamond-shaped leaves emerge in spring and turn yellow in autumn, while ornamental brownish catkins appear in early spring. The bark is a real highlight, too: silvery-white and peeling, patched with pink and red on younger branches before turning a purer white with dark fissures as the tree matures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA small, slow-growing tree, 'Spider Alley' is perfectly suited to smaller gardens where its unusual, sculptural form can be shown off as a specimen — a genuine talking point that's just as loved by children as by keen gardeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGrow in full sun or partial shade, in any reasonably fertile, moist but well-drained soil — this variety tolerates chalk, clay, loam and sand. It's fully hardy (RHS H7), copes with both exposed and sheltered sites, and needs only minimal pruning once established, best carried out between late summer and midwinter to avoid heavy sap \"bleeding.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach tree is hand-selected before dispatch, supplied in a 12-litre pot ready for planting straight into its final position.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PengellyGardenCentre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58206352146806,"sku":"0","price":86.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-19170056.png?v=1789833693","url":"https:\/\/www.pengellygardencentre.co.uk\/products\/betula-pen-spider-alley-12l","provider":"PengellyGardenCentre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}