Carpinus cordata
Heartleaf hornbeam · also Hornbeam, Sawa hornbeam, Heart-leaf hornbeam
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Carpinus cordata is naturally found in the understories of forests and montane woodlands. This slow-growing tree has slender branches and a dense, shade-providing canopy. Its heart-shaped, pleated leaves are attractive across all seasons, emerging reddish bronze, maturing to a dark green, and then turning golden yellow in fall. While not showy, its pendulous, green seed pods can become quite long.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 80.01%13 yr6.9 in
- 20.00%—3.6 in
- 10.01%—9.8 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 20–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 12–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.6 in, mean 8.2 in, 90th percentile 9.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Carpinus in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
