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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
3 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit
- Upright-spreading / Vase
Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Category
- Birch trees
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Categories
Amelanchier trees
2
Birch trees
3
Crab-apple trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
2
Japanese flowering cherries
6
Hawthorn trees
2
Melliferous trees
3
Magnolia trees
4
Maple trees
6
Native trees
1
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
7
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
3
Our recommendations
3
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
2
Not in stock
1
Available form
1-year
2-year
2
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
2
Attractive bark
3
Attractive foliage
1
Autumn foliage colour
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
3
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
Upright-spreading / Vase
3
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
3
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
3
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
3
No need to prune
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
2
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
3
Occasional drought
2
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
3
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
3
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
1
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
1
Grey
Brown - light
1
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
1
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
3
Evergreen
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Varieties list
China Ruby
A slow-growing form of the Chinese red birch, featuring peeling copper-coloured bark and long catkins.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Bark: Striated - brown
Betula albosinensis
Fascination
Fascination features coppery-orange papery bark and very long catkins, and grows with an upright habit.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Bark: Brown - light
Betula albosinensis
Silver Shadow
Silver Shadow is one of the loveliest of the Himalayan birches, notable for its presence and pure white stem.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Bark: White
Betula utilis jacquemontii