European Hornbeam | Carpinus Betulus - Feathered - Girth 8-10cm - Height 220-280cm - 30lt 6ft- 7ft | 1.9m - 2m especially since the fruit may

especially since the fruit may be sparse

vertical growth habit

In very cold areas it may die and late frosts may damage the flowers buds

and deep purple trumpet-shaped flowers that appear in summer or early autumn on stiff

European Hornbeam | Carpinus Betulus - Feathered - Girth 8-10cm - Height 220-280cm - 30lt 6ft- 7ft | 1.9m - 2m especially since the fruit mayCarpinus betulus, or European Hornbeam, is a large, deciduous tree with a fluted grey trunk and very appealing, dense, oval to rounded crown. The leaves are ovate, serrated and ribbed, dark green in summer, coppery yellow in autumn. They remain on branches long into winter. Flowers appear in separate male and female catkins before the leaves, in spring, and are followed by winged nuts. European Hornbeam is a low maintenance and easy to grow plant. It