My honest opinion is that 2 Himalayan birches would be 1 tree too many for the space. Apart from height, the spread has to be considered and each tree has a spread of about 25ft. How wide is your garden? If you placed the trees in the position in your drawing they would grow over into your neighbours gardens.
If you prune the height and the width you run the risk of spoiling the shape of the trees. Have you considered planting just one smaller tree that would stay in the confines of your garden and that you wouldn't need to prune?
Thanks @Uff totally appreciate your view. My only issue is I’ve looked so much into trees that will give me some privacy but also let light through and only ended up with the birch. Any other reccomends would be appreciated
@Dovefromabove oh how funny! A friend mentioned this to me - is never heard of them. They seem more of a ‘bush’ though but I may be looking at the wrong thing??
Thinking about the height you want … Amelanchier canadensis might be better … they go up to 8 metres.
Spring blossom and then pinky new leaves, then green foliage with berries which you can eat if the blackbirds spare you any, and then the most glorious autumn colour.
And they don’t shed leaves all summer in the annoying way that birches do.
A lovely small tree.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I planted a magnolia stellata in a special hole we left for a small tree when we built the patio in our last house, and on the other side we had a sorbus (sorry, can't remember the variety). I loved both of them and they broke the expanse of patio up very nicely.
I'd go with Amelancher. Provides everything you'd need. 2 birches is two too many IMO. [a lot of twos there! ] Even a rowan would be fine, if it gets enough moisture. Lighter canopies. The stellata Magnolia is also a good shout. Euonymous alatus is also a lovely specimen. Great for autumn colour and well behaved.
You may regret having something too big in that space. It isn't very large
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was going to recommend Amelanchier too. They can be kept in a shrub like size or allowed to grow to whatever size you want them. As Dove says, the leaf colour is lovely in spring and autumn and the blossom is very pretty.
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If you prune the height and the width you run the risk of spoiling the shape of the trees. Have you considered planting just one smaller tree that would stay in the confines of your garden and that you wouldn't need to prune?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
2 birches is two too many IMO. [a lot of twos there! ]
Even a rowan would be fine, if it gets enough moisture. Lighter canopies.
The stellata Magnolia is also a good shout.
Euonymous alatus is also a lovely specimen. Great for autumn colour and well behaved.
You may regret having something too big in that space. It isn't very large
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...