Betula albo-sinensis septentrionalis
Chinese Red Birch
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Common Name: Chinese Red Birch
Latin Name: Betula albosinensis septentrionalis
Soil: Any good garden soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/colour: March/ Brown catkins
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height/spread in 20 years: 11m/ 7m
Special features: Peeling bark that varies in colour.
This birch is a fantastic choice for winter interest as the bark is eye-catching and distinctive; the top layer of bark is a rich, deep red-brown but as it peels in sheets a lighter coppery-pink shade is revealed. Aside from the ornamental bark, brown catkins appear in spring and these are closely followed by mid-green leaves. The leaves are much larger than most in the species as they can grow to 10cm in length and provide further interest in autumn when they turn golden yellow before falling. This birch will eventually have a pyramidal habit and it makes a fantastic specimen tree; if you've got the room then plant this alternately with a lighter birch, like the Betula utilis 'Snow Queen', so that you get contrasting bark in the winter months.
Height in 20 Years:
8-12 metres
Width in 20 Years:
6-8 metres
Growth Habit:
Rounded
Soil Type:
Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Chalky
Soil Ph:
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Planting Position:
Full sun, Partial shade
Weather Exposure:
Sheltered, Exposed
Hardiness:
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H6
Uses:
Ornamental
Uses:
Border
Uses:
City and Courtyard
Uses:
Cottage/Informal
Uses:
Woodland
Special Features:
Great Autumn Colour
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