Betula
Betula · also Chinese red birch, Betula albo-sinensis
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Betula albosinensis is a deciduous tree native to China, known for its distinctive peeling pinkish bark that reveals smooth white bark underneath. It produces brown catkins in spring and thrives in temperate regions, valued primarily for its striking trunk. This species is sensitive to drought and susceptible to pests like aphids and beetle borers, and does not transplant well.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 10,4030.92%—1.8 in
- 3,0270.44%—10 in
- 1,3241.8%—16 in
- 1,0670.38%16 yr5.9 in
- 5101.0%17 yr6.3 in
- 3950.09%42 yr11 in
- 1800.24%—9.3 in
- 1730.08%—6.9 in
- 1670.05%4.4 yr3.1 in
- 1510.03%—4.3 in
- 1350.16%—5.9 in
- 1300.08%7.8 yr7.9 in
- 1220.16%—7.1 in
- 1200.03%14 yr6.3 in
- 1160.07%—7.5 in
- 840.03%—4.7 in
- 750.06%—5.0 in
- 600.25%—5.9 in
- 550.03%16 yr9.7 in
- 390.03%—4.5 in
- 330.01%—3.0 in
- 210.01%—12 in
- 150.03%15 yr2.8 in
- 130.04%—11 in
- 70.02%—2.0 in
- 40.03%—9.4 in
- 30.03%——
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 5.4 in, 90th percentile 14 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Betula in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
