Hornbeam
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Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the plant genus Carpinus in the family Betulaceae. Its species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Carpinus foliage
European hornbeam in Germany, during May
Carpinus austrobalcanica, southern Balkan hornbeam, first described 2024
Hornbeam trunk
Carpinus betulus
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Carpinus betulus, the European or common hornbeam, is a species of tree in the birch family Betulaceae, native to Western Asia and central, eastern, and southern Europe, including southern England. It
Hornbeam
…Hornbeams are small, slow-growing, understory trees with a natural, rounded form growing 4.5–9 metres (15–30 feet) tall and wide; the exemplar species—the European hornbeam—reaches a maximum height of 32 m (105 ft). Leaves are deciduous, dark-green, alternate and simple with a coarsely-serrated margin, varying from 3 to…
Carpinus betulus Hunsrück 001
Hornbeam seed clusters
Bark of a mature tree
Old hornbeam coppice stools left uncut for at least 100 years. Coldfall Wood, London