Acer carpinifolium
HORNBEAM MAPLE
Sapindaceae-Aceraceae

 
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Plant type: deciduous tree

Hardiness zones: 4-9b

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
10m
Plant habit
 
10m

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Pruning: Retain only one main trunk & remove for a tree. Tip prune regularly from a young age to encourage branching for a shrub.

 
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Acer carpinifolium
HORNBEAM MAPLE
Sapindaceae-Aceraceae

 

  Plant type: deciduous tree

Hardiness zones: 4-9b

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
10m
Plant habit
 
10m

FEATURES

Flowers: chartreuse

Flowering Time: early spring

Leaves: corrugated; mid green; gold in autumn


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, oriental & formal designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, bonsai, shade tree

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: low

Skill Level: average






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