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Betula albosinensis
Also called Chinese red birch, Chinese Birch, Chinese Red Barked Birch
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis, the Chinese red birch, is a deciduous tree from northern and central China grown for its striking peeling reddish-orange bark. It needs full sun, cool conditions and well-drained soil, and it does poorly in hot, humid climates.
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis, commonly known as the Chinese red birch, is a subspecies of birch in the family Betulaceae. It is a tree native to northern and central China. It is notable for its distinctive peeling bark and is cultivated as an ornamental tree.
B. utilis subsp. albosinensis is native to northern and central China. It is known from the provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan. It grows up to 35 metres tall in cool temperate montane mixed or mainly conifer forest, where it is found in openings in forests, screes and rocky places from 1,000 to 4,400 metres elevation.
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