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| synonyms: Japanese Hornbeam |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Deciduous |
| size: Tall forest trees (above 10m) |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with catkins |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green, Trees and shrubs with good autumn colour |
| plants for a purpose: Plants for hedging |
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Carpinus japonica Blume Japanese Hornbeam Native to Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and in botanical collections. Height to 12-15m (40-50ft). Flowers open in April, male catkins 2.5-5cm (1-2in) long, females at tips of shoots 1.2cm (½in) long. Fruiting catkins, 5-6cm (2-2½in) long with toothed inward-curving bracts, colour from green to pink-tinged, then crimson in autumn, The leaves have numerous strong veins, and are longer and darker than European Hornbeam (C. betulus). Bark is smooth pinkish grey or dark with lighter stripes. Zone 8. |
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