Betula utilis ‘Melony Sanders’

A strong growing birch with a gorgeous dark mahogany, peeling bark, similar to ‘Darkness’. A ‘utilis’ form. Collected from China by Maurice Foster. They will succeed on most soils with certain species happy even in wet sites. Although tolerant of chalk soils they will not reach a maximum size in these conditions. Best planted in a full sun position. Ht and Spr (after 10 years): 6m x 2m.