Identitfying a bush

Question

Hi I was walking along the sea shore yesterday and saw some amazing non-flowering bushes. The leaves look just like small maple leaves in shape. They are a beautiful leathery green on top and brilliant white underneath.. Also all the stems were brilliant white.

Do you know the name of this bush?

Thank you.

Answer 1

The closest I could find to that description is the Gray Birch (Betula populifolia) tree. If it was young and had multiple stems it may have looked like a shrub.

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=68

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/betula-populifolia-whitespire/