Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam - 200-220cm, 30lt Perennial The leaves are ovate

The leaves are ovate

Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ is adaptable to a wide range of soils

followed by dark red

Male flowers are yellowish-brown and appear in dropping catkins

pink or purple flowers are clustered together in dense panicles

Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam - 200-220cm, 30lt Perennial The leaves are ovateCarpinus betulus, or European Hornbeam, is a large, deciduous tree with a fluted grey trunk and very appealing, dense, oval to rounded crown. The leaves are ovate, serrated and ribbed, dark green in summer, coppery yellow in autumn. They remain on branches long into winter. Flowers appear in separate male and female catkins before the leaves, in spring, and are followed by winged nuts. European Hornbeam is a low maintenance and easy to grow plant. It