Plant Birch Betula Nigra ‘heritage’ In Your Garden In The Dormant Season & You’ll Be Providing An On-going Roosting, Nesting & Even A Food-supplying Source For Your Garden Birds.birches Are A Relatively Fast-growing Family Of Trees That Grow Well In A Number Of Situations In Full Sun Or Dappled Shade, Given Moist Soils.birds Will Use This Tree As A Roosting Site Appreciating Its Tall & Vertical Habit Not Only To Evade Danger From Predators But As A Vantage Point For Projecting Their Calls. Male Chaffinches, Warblers & Wrens Are Particularly Vocal In Spring When Attracting A Mate & Asserting Their Territory.in Autumn Birch Catkins Make Good Food Substitutes For Alder Fruit For Lesser & Mealy Redpolls – Attractive Members Of The Finch Family.the Leaves Turn An Attractive Buttery Yellow Before Falling In Autumn To Reveal Handsome Shaggy Bark In Winter. The Naturally-peeling Shaggy Bark Is Not Only Attractive, But Ideal For Insects To Hide & Take Shelter In The Grooves. This, In Turn, Attracts Insectivorous Birds Like Treecreepers & Woodpeckers.how To Plant Your Treethis Bare-root Variety Arrives To You As A Bare-root Plant Fully-labelled With Its Roots Surrounded By A Polythene Bag To Give The Roots A Good, Humid Environment.there Should Be Some Healthy Roots Which Will Develop Strongly in The Ground Over Winter. The Stems Are Bare On Arrival- This Is Perfectly Fine- and Will Start To Grow & Develop Leaves in Spring The Following Year When The Weather Warm Up.bare-root Plants Are Perfect For You To Plant In The Ground Or In Containers Anytime From Autumn To Spring. the Head Of Leaves & Stems Will Burst Into Leaf & Flower From Next Spring, & A Good Root Network Which Will Establish In The Ground Over Winter.remove The Polythene Bag & Water The Root Area Of Your Bare-root Plant On Arrival. Try To Plant Straight Away But If This Is Not Possible Your Plant Will Survive Up To Two Or Thr