#633 most planted
Carpinus
European hornbeam · also Hornbeam, Common hornbeam, Hornbeams
BroadleafDeciduous
830
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
14
cities
5.6 in
median trunk (14 cm, 621 measured)
15 yr
median age (42% have a planting date)
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Carpinus betulus is an ornamental, shade, street, or hedge tree with a broad, cone-shaped canopy and ridged light gray trunk. It features dark green, disease-resistant foliage and offers late fall color. This tree is tolerant to drought and urban pollution, and its small 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.
- 3270.17%14 yr5.5 in
- 2570.02%—0.8 in
- 870.02%24 yr8.8 in
- 620.05%—6.9 in
- 370.02%—14 in
- 210.01%—3.1 in
- 110.05%—0.8 in
- 80.02%——
- 60.00%——
- 50.01%—6.3 in
- 30.00%—15 in
- 30.02%—6.1 in
- 20.00%—3.9 in
- 10.00%—9.8 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 35–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.6 in, mean 6.4 in, 90th percentile 12 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Carpinus in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
