Yeddo Hornbeam, Silky Hornbeam Carpinus tschonoskii

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Botanical Name:

Carpinus tschonoskii

Family:

Betulaceae

Genus:

Carpinus

Species:

tschonoskii

Common Name:

Yeddo Hornbeam, Silky Hornbeam

Height:
30-40 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: warm stratify for 60 days, cold stratify for 90 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: Sporadic germination may occur over a 2-3 year period.
In a Nutshell:
* Flora of China describes on its website: Trees to 25 m tall; bark dark gray. Branchlets brown, sparsely villous when young. Petiole 0.8-1.5 cm, pubescent; leaf blade elliptic, oblong, or ovate-lanceolate, 5-12 × 2.5-5 cm, abaxially bearded in axils of lateral veins, both surfaces villous when young, becoming sparsely villous along veins, glabrescent elsewhere, base subrounded or subrounded-cuneate, margin doubly setiform serrate, apex acuminate or caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 14-16 on each side of midvein. more...
* This tree is perfect for smaller properties or makes a great bonsai specimen.