Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii

Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘ Trinity College’ or Himalayan birch is a tree with particular individual and horticultural value for the garden, as it originated from a tree in Trinity College Dublin.

It is a very little researched species with only six characteristics studied globally, as retrieved from relevant databases. Voucher specimens from this tree dating to the 1960s are also conserved in Trinity College Herbarium, making it an excellent specimen for comparing our more modern samples with those in the near past.