Betula utilis ‘Dark Ness’

A particularly richly coloured form of the Himalayan birch with lustrous mahogany-red peeling bark showing prominent white lenticel flecking, offering a rather Prunus serrula-like look, though not as polished. Originally collected in Bhutan in 1984 and planted at Ness Botanic Garden on The Wirral where it was selected in 2000. Fabulous after or during rain when the trunk colour glows.