Trees with Interesting Bark
When the last leaves fall and winter is just around the corner, trees with ornamental bark really come into focus. Our new collection features trees with white bark like the shimmering Silver Birch, bronze, copper and red bark trees like the Tibetan Cherry and dynamic trees with peeling bark such as the Snake Bark Maple. These unusual and attractive types of tree bark have true year-round interest and can really take your garden to the next level!
Superb silvery, fragrant foliage
- Can be shaped in various ways!
- Large bush (but can be pruned to any height)
- Gorgeous viridian leaves with a silvery sheen
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
An iconic UK native species
- Narrow, delicately pendulous tree
- Large tree - grows higher than 12m
- Lovely green leaves and bright white bark
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Coppery-hued, stripy bark
- Bushy, rounded tree
- Medium tree - grows up to 4m
- Verdant green foliage and dainty white blooms
- RHS Plants for Pollinators
From the highest climes
- Open pyramidal tree
- Large tree - grows higher than 12m
- Fresh green foliage with yellow catkins
- Sheds its bark each and every year
Incredible pendulous branches
- Elegantly weeping tree
- Medium tree - grows up to 4m
- Mid-green leaves becoming yellow in autumn
- Compact enough for smaller gardens
Eyecatching striped bark
- Upright, arching tree
- Medium tree - grows to 7m
- Dark green leaves turn orange in autumn
- Exceedingly easy to grow
Glorious peeling bronze bark
- Spreading multi-stemmed tree
- Medium tree - grows up to 8m
- Lush green leaves and small white flowers
- RHS Plants for Pollinators
Compact and colourful
- Slow growing and easy to care for, with lush, glossy green foliage
- Bright green leaves turn purple, red and yellow in autumn
- Red flowers in spring attract pollinators
- Attractive flaking bark when mature
A Chinese acer with peeling bark
- Upright, oval tree
- Medium tree - grows to 5m (in first 20 years)
- Veined green leaves turn red in autumn
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Bark like peeling parchment
- Broadly conical tree
- Large tree - grows up to 12m
- Green foliage, white bark and yellow catkins
- Distinctive orange inner bark
An acer for all seasons
- Upright, vase-shaped tree
- Medium tree - grows to 7.5m
- Leaves adopt a range of yellow and green hues
- Striking red stems
Exceptional winter interest
- Elegantly spreading tree
- Medium tree - grows up to 6m
- Gorgeous grey-green leaves and white blooms
- Wonderful silvery bark
Amazing interest all year round
- Upright-to-spreading tree
- Large tree - grows up to 12m
- Vivid purple leaves turning yellow in autumn
- Fantastic contrast between bark and foliage