Betula albo-sinensis Chinese red birch Ht 15-25m

Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Firewood / Erosion control / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)

Broadly conical, deciduous. Bark orange-red to coppery red, peeling in thin, papery horizontal strips; cream when freshly exposed. Uncommon in NZ.