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Hornbeam Seed

Carpinus betulus

£5.00 inc. VAT

Hornbeam grows to be a medium sized tree with a grey fluted trunk and toothed green leaves that are an outstanding yellow colour in the autumn. The green catkins in spring give rise to the small winged nuts in the autumn. Can be clipped with impunity and so is brilliant as a hedge where Beech is not suitable or would struggle.

 

Not for forestry purposes

Earn up to 5 Points.

SKU: carbet Categories: ,

Description

Carpinus betulus

Common name: Common Hornbeam.

Native: Europe and Asia Minor.

Provenance: Unknown

Size and spread (10 years): 8m x 4m

Treatment required: Deeply dormant requires 39 weeks of stratification.

Seeds / kg:  c. 24,300      88% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Tolerant of heavy soils and soils overlying chalk.

Planting instructions: Great for hedging where conditions are not right for Beech. Very tough.

Mature height: 25m x 20m

pic courtesy of Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Genus

Carpinus
Size

Seed Pack (approx 75 seeds)
Family

Betulaceae
Hardiness

Hardy
Life Cycle

tree
Evergreen

deciduous
Wildlife

yes
Native

yes