European Hornbeam Container Size:#15 from Sicily to Greece to

from Sicily to Greece to Bulgaria

It has a shapely pyramidal form when it is young and matures into a narrow

dense panicles of pea-like white flowers emerge and stand up straight

It prefers full sun and is adaptable to most soils

European Hornbeam Container Size:#15 from Sicily to Greece toThe European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) is a medium to large sized shade tree. When young, it has a more narrow, pyramidal form but opens up into a broad, oval shaped crown when mature. Its sharply toothed, ovate, dark clean green leaves are simple but attractive throughout the growing season and turn to an orange yellow in the fall. In early spring before the foliage comes on, flowering catkins emerge, the males being yellowish and slightly smaller