European Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus - Height 200-220cm, 20lt Ginkgo biloba Unlike typical upright conifers

Unlike typical upright conifers

Ideal for expansive landscapes

This colour change is particularly enchanting

dark red plums in late summer or early autumn

It can be used as a specimen plant or as a hedge

European Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus - Height 200-220cm, 20lt Ginkgo biloba Unlike typical upright conifersCarpinus betulus, or European Hornbeam, is a large, deciduous tree with a fluted grey trunk and very appealing, dense, oval to rounded crown. The leaves are ovate, serrated and ribbed, dark green in summer, coppery yellow in autumn. They remain on branches long into winter. Flowers appear in separate male and female catkins before the leaves, in spring, and are followed by winged nuts. European Hornbeam is a low maintenance and easy to grow plant. It