Features and care
Carpinus betulus, commonly known as the common hornbeam, is a deciduous tree with dense branching and an orderly appearance. Besides being used as a shade tree and specimen tree, it can be used to create hedges and screens that take advantage of its dense structure and its response to pruning.
The leaves are oval, alternate, and clearly veined, with doubly serrated edges and a dark green color. In autumn, they turn yellow. The spring flowering is arranged in inconspicuous catkins and produces small fruits accompanied by three-lobed bracts, which add detail to the crown at the end of the season.
Its growth rate is slow to medium, and it can reach 15 to 25 meters without pruning. It adapts to sun and partial shade in cool to moist, well-drained soil. It requires ample watering and regular moisture, but should not be waterlogged. It tolerates high humidity and winter frosts typical of USDA hardiness zones 4–8 very well.
At Ornacom we cultivate each specimen directly, guaranteeing a balanced size and abundant flowering from the first years of planting.
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