#1767 most planted
Carpinus orientalis
Oriental hornbeam · also Eastern hornbeam, Turkey hornbeam
Deciduous
19
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
4
cities
7.9 in
median trunk (20 cm, 16 measured)
13 yr
median age (53% have a planting date)
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Carpinus orientalis, also known as Oriental hornbeam, is native to southeastern Europe and Western Asia. It is tolerant of dry conditions and typically found on hot, dry sites at lower elevations. Its fruits attract birds and small mammals.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 80.01%5.5 yr9.3 in
- 70.00%—6.1 in
- 20.00%—13 in
- 20.00%—6.6 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 17 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
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Central Anatolian steppe and woodlands
- East European forest steppe
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Elburz Range forest steppe
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Central Anatolian steppe
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Other Carpinus in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
