Carpinus fangiana   Fang's Hornbeam

£45.00

OUT OF STOCK

Position: Part shade
Soil: Any reasonably drained soil
A beautiful, recently introduced hornbeam with handsome, large, heavily veined leaves and striking pendant fruiting catkins up to 40cm long. Very different to other hornbeams, fangiana was first collected by Fang Wen-Pei near Nanchuan Xian in Southern Sichuan. Seems to prefer some shade in cultivation. This is a form collected by Mikinori Ogisu


HardinessH4
SoilAny decent soil