Name: European Hornbeam
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 1003-90MM-WB
Price: 449.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Carpinus betulus

An ornamental hornbeam with dense multi-season interest, muscled bark, and excellent tolerance of pruning.

Pyramidal to oval-rounded, growth habit
Ovate, sharp-toothed, dark green leaves
Foliage turns an undistinguished yellow to orange in the fall
Attractive, yellow or green catkins appear in early spring
Smooth, gray bark has distinctive, muscle-like fluting
Commonly used for specimen, hedge
Grows best in full sun to partial shade

Size

45 mm, wire basket

90 mm caliper, wire basket

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Dry, Well-drained

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

16.0 – 18.0

Mature Spread (meters)

9.0 – 12.0

Growth Rate

Medium

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Columnar

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent, Hedge

Growing & Maintenance Tips

This tree,if limbed-up, provides excellent, dense shade for lawns and parks, or can be pruned in late summer, into a hedge.