| Scientific Name: | Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis |
| Common Name: | Chinese red birch, Chinese paper birch |
| Family Name: | Betulaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 15 - 22m x 10 - 15m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Spreading, Twiggy, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Fall interest, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Summer interest, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Lanceolate, Double serrate |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Green-yellow, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Samara, Brown, Aug-Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Bark papery, peeling, has beige horizontal lenticels, with tints of cream-tan-pink-red-silver; leaves alternate, most blades ovate, 5-12cm long x 2-6cm wide with 10-14 major veins that run parallel on each side of the midrib, margins double serrate (rarely slightly lobed), petiole 5-20mm long. Winter ID: buds dark red, narrowly conical, sharply pointed; immature catkins. | |