Scientific Name
Carpinus japonica

Common Name
Japanese hornbeam
Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; moist well drained soil but tolerates a range of soil types
Texture: Medium
Form: Rounded; densely branched; wide spreading branches
Height: 20 to 30'
Width: 12 to 15'
Leaf: 2 to 4.5" leaves; yellow to nonshowy fall color
Flower/Fruit: 2 to 2.5" fruit
Comments: Gray fluted bark
Cultivars: --
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