Plant Name

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Carpinus betulus from Betulaceae Family

Common Name

European Hornbeam or Common Hornbeam

Soil

Chalk, Sand or Peat. Will grow in clay providing it does not remain waterlogged (add 3 " of sand to surface area of 3 feet on both sides of proposed hedge and dig in 4 weeks before planting)

Sun Aspect

Full Sun or Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Deciduous Tree

Height x Spread in feet

50 x 50

Green Screens (3 feet 4inches high by 4 feet long or 6 feet high x 4 feet long)

Foliage

2.5-5 inch long dark green heavily textured with very impressed veins followed by yellow to yellow-green autumn colour

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

Yellow in April

Comment

Erect form. Pruning Group 1. Trim hedges in late Summer.

This is available from Mobilane.