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List of trees which have attractive bark
A selection of trees which have attractive bark colours and textures.
45 varieties
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Categories
Birch trees
20
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
Native trees
1
Evergreen trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
6
Japanese flowering cherries
2
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
2
Ginkgo trees
1
Carpinus (Hornbeam) trees
1
Japanese maple trees
1
Liquidambar trees
5
Maple trees
6
Our recommendations
2
Stock availability
All
45
In stock
8
Not in stock
37
Available form
1-year
2
2-year
5
3-year
1
Top-worked
Multi-stem
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
2
12L pot
2
7L pot
4
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
31
Average
8
Experienced
Awards
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RHS Award of Garden Merit
16
RHS Award of Merit
2
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
207
Attractive fruit
79
Attractive tree / plant
86
Attractive bark
45
Attractive foliage
72
Autumn foliage colour
158
Variegated foliage
23
Scented flowers
76
Scented foliage
3
Winter colour
8
Spring foliage colour
1
Summer foliage colour
17
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
4
Upright
15
Upright-spreading
17
Spreading
4
Weeping
1
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
12
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
29
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
4
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
29
Some shade
10
Tolerates shade
3
Pruning
Do not prune
30
No need to prune
Light prune
10
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
1
Growth rate
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Fast
13
Average
17
Slow
7
Site conditions
Sheltered site
6
Windy site
Free-draining site
12
Occasional flooding
19
Occasional drought
21
Coastal site
2
Air pollution
Identification
Flower colour
White
9
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
7
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
1
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
3
March
April
10
May
2
June
2
July
August
September
November
1
December
Leaf colour
Green
38
Bronze
1
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
2
Pink-white-green variegated
1
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
2
Yellow
18
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
4
Orange / Red
8
Bronze / Purple
1
Multiple tints
3
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
2
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
2
Purple
Red
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
1
Small
Average
1
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
2
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
14
Grey
3
Brown - light
4
Brown - chocolate
2
Brown / Red
2
Copper / Purple
1
Striated - brown
4
Striated - red
2
Peeling
3
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
8
Denmark
France
Germany
1
Ireland
Italy
Japan
3
Netherlands
3
New Zealand
Russia
Portugal
Spain
South Korea
Sweden
1
Turkey
United Kingdom
7
United States
3
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
3
RHS perfect for pollinators
1
Annual cycle
Deciduous
43
Evergreen
1
Varieties list
Flowering cherry tree
Amber Beauty
Amber Beauty is a form of the Manchurian Cherry, notable for dense clusters of white blossom.
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Prunus maackii
Fruiting ornamental
Arbutus unedo
A small evergreen ornamental tree which produces edible fruitlets - commonly known as the Strawberry Tree.
£39.95
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Arbutus unedo
Maple
Autumn Blaze
Spectacular, bright orange red leaves.A hybrid of Acer rubrum /saccharnum.Height after 10yr 6m/20ft
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer x Freemanii
Birch
Betula utilis jacquemontii
The Himalayan White Birch, one of the most popular white birches with characteristic bright white bark.
£23.95 - £56.95
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Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: White
Betula utilis jacquemontii
Flowering cherry tree
Branklyn
One of the best forms of Prunus serrula, grown for its beautiful peeling brown bark.
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Prunus serrula
Birch
China Ruby
A slow-growing form of the Chinese red birch, featuring peeling copper-coloured bark and long catkins.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: Striated - brown
Betula albosinensis
Flowering dogwood
Cornus kousa chinensis
This is the Chinese Dogwood, and features a mass of large white blossom, followed by attractive autumn leaf colours.
Cornus kousa chinensis
Birch
Dalecarlica
The Swedish birch, an attractive columnar silver birch with drooping branches.
£49.95
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Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Birch
Darkness
This birch features speckled dark bark and an upright habit.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: Striated - brown
Betula utilis
Birch
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is an upright form of the silver birch, discovered in the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis x Betula albosinensis
Birch
Fascination
Fascination features coppery-orange papery bark and very long catkins.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: Brown - light
Betula albosinensis
Birch
Fastigiata Joes
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A unique silver birch with a compact upright columnar form and pendulous branches.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Birch
Fetisowii
A slow-growing small birch with bright white papery peeling bark.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: White
Betula
Maple
George Forrest
A popular snake-bark maple, very attractive striated bark, and golden yellow autumn colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer davidii
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Also known as the Maidenhair tree, upright habit, attractive leaves and good autumn colour.
£39.95 - £49.95
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Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Ginkgo biloba
Birch
Golden Beauty
A gold-leaved silver birch, with an excellent upright form, white bark, and attractive autumn leaf colours.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Birch
Golden Fountain
A nice example of the Golden Birch, with green-yellow leaves in the summer, turning golden yellow in the autumn.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula
Birch
Hergest
Hergest is a form of the Chinese red birch, and features copper-coloured bark.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: Brown - light
Betula albosinensis
Birch
Jermyns
Jermyns is a variety of the Himalayan birch, notable for its bright white bark and large catkins.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Betula utilis jacquemontii
Liquidambar
Liquidambar styraciflua
An attractive sweet gum tree with excellent autumnal foliage colours.
£39.95 - £49.95
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Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Liquidambar
Palo Alto
This form of Liquidambar features long narrow lobed leaves and strong long-lived autumnal foliage colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Maple
Paper-bark maple
A medium-sized maple tree featuring characteristic peeling bark, and strong autumn colours.
£34.95
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Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer griseum
Maple
Phoenix
One of the best Maples for winter colour, featuring striated bright red bark.
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer x conspicuum
Flowering cherry tree
Prunus himilaica
A flowering cherry, but grown primarily for the stunning copper striped bark.
Flower colour: White
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus himilaica
Flowering cherry tree
Prunus rufa
This is the Himalayan cherry, notable for its attractive exfoliating bark, and hairy young shoots.
£25.95 - £49.95
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Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus rufa
Flowering cherry tree
Prunus serrula
A popular flowering cherry tree species, The Tibetan cherry or Birch Bark cherry is well-known for its attractive bark.
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Prunus serrula
Maple
Red Flamingo
A small snake-bark maple featuring brilliant red stems and variegated pink, white, and green leaves.
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer x conspicuum
Maple
Red Snakebark Maple
One of the smaller maples, its main feature is the striated brown/red bark.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer capillipes
Hornbeam
Rockhampton Red
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An excellent form of the common Hornbeam, notable for its fiery orange-red autumn foliage.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Carpinus betulus
Birch
Royal Frost
®
An unusual silver birch with bronze-coloured leaves, and a white stem.
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: White
Betula x populifolia
Japanese maple trees
Sango Kaku
Also known as the Coral Bark maple, Sango Kaku features coral red stems which make a strong winter feature.
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Acer palmatum
Flowering cherry tree
Schmittii
A flowering cherry which is useful for public spaces on account of its conical form and attractive bark.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus avium x Prunus canascens
Japanese flowering cherry tree
Shirotae
Prunus Shirotae features large single or semi-double fragrant white flowers, and is perhaps the most beautiful of the white-flowered Japanese cherries.
Growth habit: Spreading
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Prunus serrulata
Birch
Silver Birch
The Common Silver Birch, native to Europe, popular for its peeling white bark and pendulous branches.
£18.95 - £49.95
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Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: White
Betula alba pendula
Birch
Silver Shadow
Silver Shadow is one of the loveliest of the Himalayan birches, notable for its presence and pure white stem.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: White
Betula utilis jacquemontii
Liquidambar
Slender Silhouette
Slender Silhouette is a particularly columnar form of Liquidambar, with vibrant yellow and red autumn foliage colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Birch
Snow Queen
An attractive tree, and one of the best forms of the Himalayan birch, with a bright white stem.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading
Bark: White
Betula utilis
Liquidambar
Stared
Stared features small dainty 7-lobed leaves which are deeply incised and offer strong autumn colours.
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Japanese flowering cherry tree
Tai-haku
A traditional Japanese flowering cherry, known as the "Great White Cherry" and notable for its very large single white flowers.
Growth habit: Spreading
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Prunus serrulata
Birch
Trinity College
A small attractive birch tree with bright white bark from a young age.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis jacquemontii
Birch
Tristis
A graceful upright silver birch with pendulous shoots cascading from its branches.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Birch
Wakehurst Place Chocolate
This lovely Himalayan Birch is named for its chocolate-coloured peeling striated bark.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: Striated - brown
Betula utilis
Flowering dogwood
White Fountain
This flowering dogwood is characterised by its large white bracts, and attractive red autumn leaf colours.
Cornus kousa
Liquidambar
Worplesdon
An elegant upright conical tree with excellent orange and gold autumn leaf colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Birch
Youngii
A weeping silver birch, the branches trail to the ground.
Growth habit: Weeping
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
Choose from over 280 flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.