Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir deciduous tree with elegant weeping

deciduous tree with elegant weeping branches

It is perfect as a specimen plant

making it easy to bite into and chew

graceful racemes of pure purple flowers drape elegantly down from the horizontal lines of the metal framework

medium-green leaves turn lovely shades of yellow in autumn

Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir deciduous tree with elegant weepingCarpinus 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.