European Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus - Height 250-300cm - 70lt Photinia is a beautiful variant of

is a beautiful variant of European Beech

but prefers light

One of the most striking qualities of 'Stokes' is its compact and rounded growth habit

spreading evergreen shrub or small tree with ovate

European Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus - Height 250-300cm - 70lt Photinia is a beautiful variant ofCarpinus 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