European Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus - Height 200-220cm, 20lt Shrubs Prunus making it a popular choice

making it a popular choice for home orchards

It can be stored until Christmas

The bark peels and flakes off in thin layers

It thrives in fertile sandy loams

European Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus - Height 200-220cm, 20lt Shrubs Prunus making it a popular choiceCarpinus 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