Japanese hornbeam
Carpinus japonica
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Pyramidal
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica) is a tree for specimen use and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a pyramidal shape, reaching 20 to 30 feet tall and wide. Green blooms appear in early to late spring.
Pairs well with Sum and Substance hosta, Cinnamon fern, Sedge, and Annabelle hydrangea.
Native range
Asia.