#780 most planted
Carpinus japonica
Japanese hornbeam
Deciduous
481
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
10
cities
4.0 in
median trunk (10 cm, 441 measured)
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The Japanese hornbeam is a deciduous tree growing 12-15 meters tall, known for its dark, glossy leaves with prominent parallel veins and green-to-brown catkins. It is endemic to Japan and valued as an ornamental tree.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2620.04%—5.0 in
- 1450.08%—3.5 in
- 310.20%25 yr8.3 in
- 180.01%2.8 yr9.8 in
- 120.01%—1.3 in
- 40.01%—4.7 in
- 40.00%—6.6 in
- 20.00%—6.8 in
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%—3.3 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 39.4–49.2 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.0 in, mean 5.2 in, 90th percentile 9.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
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9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
