European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)

Common hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

Sinonomy: European hornbeam, Caucasian hornbeam

Common hornbeam (Latin Carpinus betulus) is a medium-sized deciduous tree of the Birch family. Natural habitat - mixed deciduous forests of mainland Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Has several decorative forms.

Features and advantages of Hornbeam: A fast-growing tree with a beautiful dense crown, excellently amenable to shaping and shearing, and is also used to create hedges. It is frost-resistant, develops well in the shade.

Maximum height of an adult tree: 10-12 meters. Maximum crown diameter: 8-10 meters.

Crohn: Initially conical, eventually becoming spherical. Leaves are ovoid, serrated at the edges, green, turn golden yellow in autumn. Leaves often stay on the branches until spring.

Location: Hornbeam grows well both in the sun and in the shade. Any soil is suitable for planting, it can grow on poor soils, but does not tolerate waterlogging.

It is used: As a single tree against the background of a lawn, as a bonsai in Japanese gardens, to create curbs, hedges.

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