Carpinus betulus 'Emerald Avenue'
European Hornbeam
Betulaceae
Deciduous, Trees
CARPINUSWell-behaved, relatively small shade trees. Long life and good habits as street trees. Slow to moderate growth rate. Very hard, tough, heavy wood. Dark green, sawtooth-edged leaves color up in cold-winter climates, hang on late in season. Fruits (small, hard nutlets in leaflike bracts) are carried in attractive drooping clusters to 5 in. long. Mature trees need little or no pruning.
Native Europe to Iran. Dense, pyramidal tree to 40 ft. high and eventually as broad as tall, with drooping outer branches. Purple or yellow fall color.
'Emerald Avenue'‘Emerald Avenue’is upright, heat-resistant;a fine street tree.
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