European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
Betulaceae (Birch Family)
▲▼Tree by Karls Hall around 1998
▲twigs and leaves, showing long, curved buds and double-serrate leaf margins
Location on campus: east side of Karls Hall
Carpinus betulus:
European Hornbeam
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leaves alternate, simple, deciduous, ovate to oblong with doubly serrate
margins and pointed tip; 2.5-5" long and 1/3 as wide; dark green above and
lighter beneath
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stems slender, glabrous, olive brown with prominent lenticels
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bark is smooth, dark blue-gray, with sinewy ridges
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grows 40-60' tall and about
2
as wide, in upright pyramidal to columnar shape with many slender ascending
branchesC
very formal appearance; strong wood keeps branch splitting due to narrow branch
angles from being a problem
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prefers full sun to light shade and tolerant to wide range of soils
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slow to medium growth rate