Also known as Chinese Red Barked Birch.Features: – Pyramidal habit. – Attractive deep orange, satin peeling bark revealing layers of variable colour underneath which turns to a pale salmon white. – The very long brown catkins provide much added interest in the spring alongside the emerging glossy green leaves that provide excellent yellow autumn colour.Growing Tips: They will succeed on most soils with certain species happy even in wet sites. Although tolerant of chalk soils they will not reach a maximum size in these conditions. Prefers acid soil. Best planted in a full sun position.Height and Spread (after 10 years) : 6m x 4mSold in a 12 litre pot.Picture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews.