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Common Hornbeam
Charles Risen, Pixabay

Common Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

  • Height: up to 20 m
  • Trunk: smooth bark, often deeply furrowed with age, twisted growth
  • Leaves: ribbed surface, double serrated at the leaf edge (large and small serrations)
  • Buds: fawn-brown with light-coloured edges on the individual bud sheds
  • Fruits/seeds: conspicuous seed clusters
  • Other: very tolerant to pruning, therefore also found as a hedge or topiary

 

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Photo: Janina Deutschmann

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