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Carpinus turczaninovii
Also called Korean Hornbeam
Turczaninow's hornbeam is a large shrub or small tree from China, Korea and Japan, usually 5 to 6 m tall, valued as a tough, hardy ornamental that tolerates hard pruning. It is grown outdoors in temperate gardens rather than as a houseplant.
Carpinus turczaninovii, the Turczaninow hornbeam or Korean hornbeam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae, native to central China, the Korean Peninsula, and central and southern Japan. It is a large shrub or small tree typically 15 to 20 ft (5 to 6 m) tall and about 75% as wide, and is hardy to USDA zone 5b. It is available from commercial suppliers, and can handle very hard pruning.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carpinus turczaninovii 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.
