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Carpinus orientalis
Oriental Hornbeam
Origin: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Carpinus |
| Species |
| orientalis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H5 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 7a |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-26) -(-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - 10 |
| Height |
| 4.5-8 m |
| Spread |
| 4.5-6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Landscape |
| Woodland gardens, used as a screen or large shrub. |
| Cultivation |
| Medium moist, well drained soil in full to partial shade. Tolerates sun and drought. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to leaf spots, cankers and twig blight. |
| Leaf Description |
| Very small, oval-elliptic dark green leaves. |
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