How to Grow and Care for common hornbeam

common hornbeam · Carpinus betulus
Also known as: charmille; European hornbeam; horn beech; horse beech; hurst beech; white beech; yoke elm

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade

Watering: Water deeply to reach roots, let top soil dry slightly betweenSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeInformation to be completed

Planting and Growing common hornbeam

Care difficulty	1 / 5
Watering schedule	Water deeply to reach roots, let top soil dry slightly between
Sunlight requirements	Full sun · Partial shade
Ideal temperature	Information to be completed
Soil type	Chalk · Clay · Loam · Sand
Soil pH	Acid · Alkaline · Neutral
Soil moisture	Moist but well drained · Well drained
Fertilizing	Apply balanced tree fertilizer once each early spring
Toxicity	Information to be completed

Care Tips

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade

How to Water common hornbeam?

Water deeply to reach roots, let top soil dry slightly between

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What Are the Sunlight Requirements for common hornbeam?

Full sun · Partial shade

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What Is the Ideal Temperature Range for common hornbeam?

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What Soil Is Best for common hornbeam?

Soil type: Chalk · Clay · Loam · Sand
Soil pH: Acid · Alkaline · Neutral

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What Are the Moisture Requirements for common hornbeam?

Moist but well drained · Well drained

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How to Fertilize common hornbeam?

Apply balanced tree fertilizer once each early spring

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How to Prune common hornbeam?

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

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