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List of trees which have attractive bark
A selection of trees which have attractive bark colours and textures.
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Birch trees
23
Carpinus (Hornbeam) trees
2
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
2
Evergreen trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
6
Japanese flowering cherries
2
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
Ginkgo trees
2
Melliferous trees
3
Japanese maple trees
1
Liquidambar trees
5
Maple trees
6
Native trees
3
Our recommendations
2
Stock availability
All
52
Available to pre-order
38
Not in stock
14
Available form
1-year
8
2-year
38
Top-worked
Multi-stem
1
Spindlebush
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Bare-root
8
12L pot
37
8L-9L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
38
Average
9
Experienced
Awards
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RHS AGM (current)
16
RHS AGM (former)
5
RHS AM
2
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
240
Attractive fruit
89
Attractive tree / plant
107
Attractive bark
52
Attractive foliage
88
Autumn foliage colour
182
Variegated foliage
24
Scented flowers
92
Scented foliage
3
Seed heads / pods
1
Winter colour
9
Spring foliage colour
2
Summer foliage colour
19
Growth habit
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Columnar / Fastigiate
4
Upright
19
Upright-spreading / Vase
20
Pyramidal
1
Spreading / Flat-topped
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
11
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
32
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
9
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
36
Some shade
11
Tolerates shade
4
Pruning
Do not prune
32
No need to prune
1
Light prune
12
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
2
Growth rate
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Fast
16
Average
17
Slow
10
Site conditions
Sheltered site
9
Windy site
Free-draining site
14
Occasional flooding
22
Occasional drought
25
Coastal site
3
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
3
RHS Plants for Pollinators
2
Melliferous
3
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
1
Identification
Flower colour
White
9
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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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
2
April
10
May
2
June
2
July
1
August
September
November
1
December
Leaf colour
Green
44
Bronze
1
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
2
Pink-white-green variegated
1
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
3
Yellow
23
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
5
Orange / Red
8
Bronze / Purple
1
Multiple tints
3
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
2
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
4
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
1
Fruit drops when ripe
2
Ripens over a period
1
Persistent
1
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
17
Grey
5
Brown - light
5
Brown - chocolate
5
Brown / Red
2
Copper / Purple
1
Striated - brown
4
Striated - red
2
Peeling
6
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
9
Denmark
France
1
Germany
1
Ireland
1
Italy
Japan
3
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
4
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
1
Turkey
United Kingdom
9
United States
4
Annual cycle
Deciduous
50
Evergreen
1
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Varieties list
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 / Vase
Prunus maackii
Arbutus unedo
A small evergreen ornamental tree which produces edible fruitlets - commonly known as the Strawberry Tree.
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Arbutus unedo
Autumn Blaze
Spectacular, bright orange red leaves.A hybrid of Acer rubrum /saccharnum.Height after 10yr 6m/20ft
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer x Freemanii
Betula utilis jacquemontii
The Himalayan White Birch, one of the most popular white birches with characteristic bright white bark.
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Bark: White
Betula utilis jacquemontii
Blagon
A slow-growing attractive columnar Ginkgo with yellow autumnal leaves
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Ginkgo biloba
Branklyn
One of the best forms of Prunus serrula, grown for its beautiful peeling brown bark.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus serrula
Carpinus betulus
The Common Hornbeam makes an excellent small tree, with attractive autumn leaf colours. It is also suitable for training and pleaching.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Carpinus betulus
Castanea sativa
The Spanish Chestnut is a large fast-growing tree, best known for its edible nuts.
Castanea sativa
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
Cornus kousa chinensis
This is the Chinese Dogwood, and features a mass of large white blossom, followed by attractive autumn leaf colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Cornus kousa chinensis
Dalecarlica
The Swedish birch, an attractive columnar silver birch with drooping branches.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula pendula
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
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is an upright form of the silver birch, discovered in the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis x 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
Fastigiata Joes
®
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
Fetisowii
A slow-growing small birch with bright white papery peeling bark.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Bark: White
Betula
George Forrest
A popular snake-bark maple, very attractive striated bark, and golden yellow autumn colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer davidii
Ginkgo biloba
Also known as the Maidenhair tree, upright habit, attractive leaves and good autumn colour.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Ginkgo biloba
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
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 pendula
Heptacodium miconioides
Heptacodium miconioides is a small tree with glossy green leaves, clusters of scented flowers, and interesting peeling bark.
Heptacodium miconioides
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
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Betula albosinensis
Jermyns
Jermyns is a variety of the Himalayan birch, notable for its bright white bark and large catkins.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Betula utilis jacquemontii
Liquidambar styraciflua
An attractive sweet gum tree with excellent autumnal foliage colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
McBeath
A slow-growing Himalayan birch with a bright white stem, a good choice for small gardens.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis
Moonbeam
Moonbeam is an excellent form of the Himalayan birch, with the characteristic white trunk, but much smaller than other forms of this popular species.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Bark: White
Bark: Peeling
Betula utilis
Palo Alto
This form of Liquidambar features long narrow lobed leaves and strong long-lived autumnal foliage colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Paper-bark maple
The Paper-bark maple tree features characteristic peeling bark, and strong autumn colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer griseum
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
Prunus himalaica
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 himalaica
Prunus rufa
This is the Himalayan cherry, notable for its attractive exfoliating bark, and hairy young shoots.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus rufa
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 / Vase
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus serrula
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
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
Rockhampton Red
®
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
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 / Vase
Bark: White
Betula x populifolia
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
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
Shirotae
Prunus Shirotae features large single or semi-double fragrant white flowers, and is perhaps the most beautiful of the white-flowered Japanese cherries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
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
Silver Birch
The Common Silver Birch, native to Europe, popular for its peeling white bark and pendulous branches.
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Bark: White
Betula alba pendula
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
Slender Silhouette
Slender Silhouette is a particularly columnar form of Liquidambar, with vibrant yellow and red autumn foliage colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
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 / Vase
Bark: White
Betula utilis
Stared
Stared features small dainty 7-lobed leaves which are deeply incised and offer strong autumn colours.
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Tai-haku
A traditional Japanese flowering cherry, known as the "Great White Cherry" and notable for its very large single white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
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
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Awards: RHS AM
Prunus serrulata
Trinity College
A small attractive birch tree with bright white bark from a young age.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Bark: White
Betula utilis jacquemontii
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
Wakehurst Place Chocolate
This lovely Himalayan Birch is named for its chocolate-coloured peeling striated bark.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Bark: Striated - brown
Betula utilis
White Chocolate
A small fast-growing birch tree with bright white bark.
Growth habit: Upright
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Growth habit: Pyramidal
Betula ermanii
White Fountain
This flowering dogwood is characterised by its large white bracts, and attractive red autumn leaf colours.
Cornus kousa
Worplesdon
An elegant upright conical tree with excellent orange and gold autumn leaf colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Youngii
A weeping silver birch, the branches trail to the ground.
Growth habit: Weeping
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Bark: White
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Betula pendula
Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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