CATTON ARBORETUM

Betula albosinensis Fascination

Common name: Fascination Birch

Year planted: 2013

Country of origin: A cultivar from the Netherlands from the chinese red birch brought to the west in 1901 by Ernest Wilson

Year introduced: 1970 s

Description: A medium tree growing to about 10 m with attractive orangy peeling bark which reveals a pale salmon colour beneath. Dark green triangular shaped leaves emerge in the spring along with catkins hanging in small groups from the branches.

what3words: lyricist.robes.bond
Tree number: 131
Betula albosinensis Fascination (Fascination Birch)