In Mike's garden
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European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Bed N4 In Mike's garden
A dense, medium-to-large tree with serrated leaves and smooth gray fluted bark; tolerates shearing well, so commonly used for formal hedges and screens.
This planting · Bed N4
In this garden
| Bloom timing | Inconspicuous catkins in spring. |
| Sun | Part sun |
| Soil | sandy loam, fast percolation |
| Water source | Culinary |
| Hardiness here | Zone 7 |
About european hornbeam
General information about the species — not specific to this planting.
At a glance
Sun
full sun to part shade
Water
moderate
Mature size
40-60 ft (much less when sheared) × 30-40 ft
Bloom
Inconspicuous catkins in spring.
Pruning
Tolerates hard shearing. Formal hedges: shear in summer (and again late winter if needed). As a tree, prune in winter to establish structure.