Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir medium-green leaves turn lovely shades

medium-green leaves turn lovely shades of yellow in autumn

It has reddish-brown

making it easy to bite into and chew

especially during hot and dry weather

Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir medium-green leaves turn lovely shadesCarpinus Betulus Pleached Espalier on 85x50cm Metal frame 30lt Carpinus 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.