- Fray-leaved variety of silver (warty) birch.
- Grows into a sparse-branching habit tree up to 10 m high and 8 m wide.
- Its side branches are drooping.
- Displays frayed, deeply serrated leaves which make the tree look light and delicate; extremely ornamental, its top part darker than its bottom; in autumn its leaves turn yellow in hue.
- Prefers sunny positions, ideal for growing in parks.
- Undemanding, adaptable to soil and climatic conditions.
