Wakehurst Place Chocolate

This example of the Himalayan Birch is named for its superb peeling chocolate-coloured striated bark.

Wakehurst Place Chocolate birch trees for sale

• 2-year pot-grown tree £75.00
  In a 12L pot
  Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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History

This form of Betula utilis is named after Wakehurst Place in Sussex, where it was first discovered.

Wakehurst Place Chocolate characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 2012
• Attractive featuresAttractive tree / plantAttractive bark
• Growth habitUpright
• Height after 10 years5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
• SunlightPrefers full sunSome shade
• PruningDo not prune
• Growth rateAverage
• Site conditionsOccasional floodingOccasional drought
• Leaf colourGreen
• BarkStriated - brown
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

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  Betula utilis
  Darkness
  This birch features speckled dark bark and an upright habit.