Carpinus or Hornbeam are native, attractive and easily grown trees. Suitable for heavy, wet, or chalky soils.Has a variety of uses including hedging, topiary and pleaching. The trunk is grey fluted with ovate and serrated, ribbed leaves turning yellow in autumn and later turning brown. Green catkins open in late spring followed by clusters of winged nuts in the autumn. In winter they drop their leaves.This particular variety is very good for pleaching.Carpinus Growing Tips: Suitable grown in heavy, wet or chalky soils. Prefer to be planted in a full sun or partial shade position.Open space planting.Wet tolerant.Height and Spread (after 10 years) : 6m x 4mRecieved an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.Picture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews.Sold in a 12 litre pot.