Origin: Europe - Anatolia
Family: Betulaceae
English name: European hornbeam
French name: Charme commun
Italian name: Carpino bianco
Spanish name: Carpe blanco
Description
Hornbeam timber is extremely hard and strong, and so is mainly used for furniture and flooring. A hornbeam hedge will keep its leaves all year round, providing shelter, roosting, nesting and foraging opportunities for birds and small mammals. |
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