species
Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Carpinus betulus belongs to the family Betulaceae, also known as Hornbeam, native to the UK. It reaches 20 m tall and 12 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on clay, loam or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers from April to May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 20 m tall × 12 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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