HORNBEAM TREES

Hornbeam trees are large grey, smooth barked (but fluted trunk). A beautiful hardwood tree native to the South of England. Hornbeam can be planted either as a specimen tree or used as an excellent hedging plant

Hornbeam trees can grow up to a height of 20m.

The Hornbeam has distinctive serrated leaves which distinguishes it from Beech. They appear in the spring as light green and gradually darken in summer until they turn golden yellow in the autumn. They often hold their brown leaves throughout the winter which makes them useful as a visual barrier.

Hornbeam are very adaptable to all conditions, including wet clay, more resilient than Beech, which it is often confused with.

Hornbeam can grow above an of altitude 600m, usually alongside Oak.

Hornbeam has thicker, serrated edge, oval leaves which tend to remain on the branches over Winter, especially if they have been trimmed, turning a brown russet colour.  Hornbeam in Spring produce catkins, which develop into hop like fruits.

Hornbeam tress are suitable for pleaching and avenue planting, or grown in a park and have rounded canopies providing plenty of shade underneath. Hornbeam can withstand hard pruning producing dense foliage.

Hornbeam timber is extremely strong and in the past was made into weight bearing beams in walls and houses. The wood makes good fires bearing as much heat as its volume in coal. Hornbeam has also been used in piano making, parquet flooring, butchers chopping blocks and tool handles.

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