This grass is perfect for use as a specimen plant
It is also fairly low-maintenance and requires little pruning
but it also tolerates full sun
Perfect as a specimen tree and for mixed informal borders
It thrives in full sun and best flowering is achieved in full sun
Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam - 300-350cm, 35lt Cistus This grass is perfect forCarpinus betulus, or European Hornbeam, is a large, deciduous tree with a fluted grey trunk and very appealing, dense, oval to rounded crown. The leaves are ovate, serrated and ribbed, dark green in summer, coppery yellow in autumn. They remain on branches long into winter. Flowers appear in separate male and female catkins before the leaves, in spring, and are followed by winged nuts. European Hornbeam is a low maintenance and easy to grow plant. It