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Carpinus japonica
Carpinus japonica is a deciduous tree native to Japan, grown elsewhere as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and autumn colour. It is a species, not a genus, and is planted in gardens rather than grown as a houseplant.
Carpinus japonica, the Japanese hornbeam, is a hornbeam endemic to Japan but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.
It is a deciduous tree growing to 12–15 metres (39–49 ft) tall with leaves that are longer and darker than the European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus). The leaves are dark, glossy and slender, with 20-24 pairs of parallel sunken veins; every third tooth is whisker-tipped. The prominent catkins are green turning to brown.
European hornbeam · American hornbeam · Loose Flower Hornbeam · Oriental Hornbeam · Turczaninow's Hornbeam
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carpinus japonica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
