China Ruby birch

A slow-growing form of the Chinese red birch, featuring peeling copper-coloured bark and long catkins.

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China Ruby birch for sale

Choose a size - pot-grown

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• PG12-year 12L pot-grown tree, £78.00
  Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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Tree specification

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Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

All about China Ruby birch

As the name suggests, China Ruby is a form of the Chinese red birch. It features a papery peeling orange bark, revealing coppery-brown striated new bark underneath, which adds colour to the winter garden.

It also features very long catkins in early spring, and a light summer canopy of green leaves which casts dappled shade. The leaves turn yellow in the autumn.

Growing and Training

China Ruby is slow-growing, and likely to reach about 5m after 10 years if grown in good conditions. It prefers slightly acidic soil, but will tolerate, chalk, clay, and damp conditions.

History

The species Betula albosinensis (or Betula albo-sinensis) originates from China. Many examples were collected at the start of the 20th century, a period when China was the focus of many plant-collecting expeditions from the UK and USA.

British-grown trees

Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. Find out more.

Guaranteed fruit trees

When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions. Find out more.