"And talking of trees, there is one that I feel you would like to know about, and that is the pyramid birch. This tree grows just like a Lombardy poplar, which means that we can now have that effect so many of us long to have close to our houses without the hopeless disadvantages produced by the root system of the poplars. It is indeed one of the greatest acquisitions in the plant world and is one of the daintiest trees I know." "Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, February 1937.