Carpinus betulus ~ European Hornbeam Size:15 GALLON Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant State Park

Heavy blooms of fragrant sunny yellow flowers with overlapping petals and cones bloom through summer into mid fall if deadheaded

Its weeping branches create a graceful

COMPANION PLANTS: Itea

Carpinus betulus ~ European Hornbeam Size:15 GALLON Sleeping Giant State ParkEuropean Hornbeam is a slow growing deciduous tree that has multiple trunks and a wide pyramidal habit when young that opens to oval with age. The serrated and heavily ribbed deep green foliage turns yellow in fall. Separate insignificant catkins bloom in early spring, and the female catkins give way to distinct clusters of winged nutlets. Prefers average well drained soils. Type: Tree Origins: Europe and West Asia Height: 40' 60' Spread: 30' 40'