Botanical Name: Common Names:
Carpinus betulus Common Hornbeam,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Broad Domed, Horizontal Branching, Upright, V-Shaped
Description:
Large deciduous broad-domed shaped tree, with smooth grey bark. Large round dark green dense foliage that changes yellow then orange in autumn. Long greenish-white catkin flowers are not showy. A more common form of this tree is fastigiata. Grows to approx. 20m H x 15m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
10-25m >10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained