Betula albosinensis 'Fascination' - The Chinese red birch variety, Betula albosinensis ‘Fascination’, has a beautiful salmon-coloured bark with peeling bark strips that are darker in colour. The contrast between the whitered bark and the hanging brown twigs is fascinating. Still a relatively young selection that does not grow much higher than 10 m. Pyramidal crown with narrower and more elongated foliage than the species. The leaf is a lovely dark green and turns golden-yellow in the autumn. Retains its leaves longer than other birches and has little or no trouble with outreaching branches. Hardly any soil requirements, although this birch does not like pavement. A real park tree, but can also be planted in narrow streets, green areas and avenues.