Native Flame® Hornbeam

Native Flame® Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana Native Flame® ('JFS-KW6')

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

  • Upright to oval crown, with wide spreading branches
  • Attractive orange-red catkins
  • Catkins turn into distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
  • Serrated dark green leaves in the summer turn bright red in the fall
  • Commonly used for specimen
  • Grows best in full sun to shade to partial shade
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
8.0 – 9.0
Mature Spread (meters)
5.0 – 6.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Red
Fall Colour
Red
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
A relatively low-maintenance plant; attractively shaped understorey tree for shady sites but will tolerate full sun. Suitable for lawns or naturalized in woodland areas.

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