Category:

Shade Tree

Genus:

Carpinus

Species:

japonica

Common Name:

Japanese Hornbeam

Height:

20 to 30 Feet

Spread:

20 to 30 Feet

Habit:

Rounded; densely branched; wide spreading branches. Slow growth rate.

Zone:

5 to 8

Culture:

Full Sun.

Flower:

Slender yellowish-green catkin. Summer. Very showy.

Foliage:

Prominently corrugated leaves are wavy, 2-4 inches long, turn red to browinsh-red in the fall. Deciduous.