Plant Details
Carpinus betulus
European Hornbeam
Exposure:
Sun
Plant Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
Minimum 40 feet , Maximum 60 feet
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This is the common, and incredibly attractive hornbeam used singly or as a hedge. It is a medium to large tree with distinctive ribbed leaves. It grows about one foot per year with an ultimate height of about 50'. This is truly one of the finest landscape trees in existence.
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4 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Kraxberger Farms | Hillsboro, OR | Email now | 503-849-7322 | ||
| Northwest Shade Trees, a division of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-463-1700 | BB: X |
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| Sester Farms Inc. | Gresham, OR | Email now | 503-663-4844 | Bare Root: X Liner: X Seedling: X |
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| Willamette Nurseries Inc. | Canby, OR | Email now | 503-263-6405 | Container: 4 Liner: 4 Seedling: 4 |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:24 PM
Producing extremely strong wood (once used in cartwheels, now in chopping blocks); yellow-orange fall color (holding its rich brown leaves all winter), this medium-large tree makes an excellent shade tree or hedge. Sun-PSh/Med.
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