Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir medium-green leaves turn lovely shades

medium-green leaves turn lovely shades of yellow in autumn

this foliage often takes on a beautiful bronze tint

especially during hot and dry weather

It is perfect as a specimen plant

where it can be used for hedging

Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir medium-green leaves turn lovely shadesCarpinus Betulus Pleached Espalier on 85x50cm Metal frame 30lt Carpinus 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.