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Carpinus japonica

Japanese Hornbeam

Pronunciation
car-PINE-us
Family
Genus
Nativity

Japan

Growth Habit

Small tree with spreading branches.

Hardiness
4
Culture

Grows best in shady, moist locations.

Landscape Use

Performs best as an understory tree.

Foliage

Alternate, simple, 2 to 4.5 inches long, .75 to 1.75 inches wide, ovate to oblong shape, acuminate apex, margin is doubly serrate, base rounded or cordate shape.

Bark

Shallowly furrowed and scaly.

Flower

Unique green flowers in spring.

Fruit

Brown catkins are 2-2.5 inches long and have overlapping papery bracts.

Propagation

Seed or cuttings.

Pests
None serious.

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