Carpinus

Carpinus or Hornbeam are attractive and easily grown trees. Suitable for heavy, wet, or chalky soils, and a variety of uses including hedging, topiary and pleaching. The oval, furrowed leaves appear in spring along with fruiting catkins followed by stunning autumn colours, varying from yellow through to purple.

  • Carpinus betulus ‘Chartreuse’® (Carpsim EU27 PBR)

    Hornbeam

    £83.00

    Gold-lime green leaves turn chartreuse yellow-green from mid-summer. Suitable for specimen and hedging use.

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  • Carpinus betulus ‘Frans Fontaine’

    Hornbeam

    £75.00

    Pyramidal habit, narrow when young and broadening as it matures. Good autumn colours of mellow yellow.

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  • Carpinus betulus 'Lucas' 1

    Carpinus betulus ‘Lucas’

    Hornbeam

    £75.00

    Erect pyramidal habit. Narrow as a young tree broadening with age. A particularly good upright form.

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  • Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’®

    Hornbeam

    £83.00

    Autumn display of bright red and intense fiery orange foliage, usually persisting until late November.

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  • Carpinus betulus

    Common Hornbeam

    £72.00

    Grey fluted trunk, ovate, serrate, ribbed leaves turns yellow in autumn. Green catkins followed by winged nuts.

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  • Carpinus japonica

    Carpinus japonica

    Japanese Hornbeam

    £72.00

    Small, wide spreading tree. Purple-brown fruiting catkins. Leaves appear burgundy before turning dark green.

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  • Carpinus japonica 'Chinese Lantern'

    Carpinus japonica ‘Chinese Lantern’

    Hornbeam

    £68.00

    Hardy, slow growing rounded tree with yellow autumn colour. Hanging green/yellow flowers mature to brown catkins.

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  • Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’

    Upright Hornbeam

    Discontinued

    Narrow as a young tree broadening with age. Fruiting catkins in the spring. Leaves turn yellow and orange in autumn.

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  • Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’

    Weeping Hornbeam

    Discontinued

    Graceful, mushroom-headed tree with steeply pendant branches. Yellow and orange autumn colour.

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  • Carpinus caroliniana ‘Sentinel Dries’

    Hornbeam

    Discontinued

    A rarely seen American Hornbeam with a columnar shape. Attractive orange, red and purple foliage in autumn.

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  • Carpinus fangiana

    Monkeytail Hornbeam

    Discontinued

    A rare, wonderful hornbeam. Large, handsome leaves that are boldly ribbed and orange tinted in spring.

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