Carpinus turczaninowii Fruit Traditionally used for basket making

Traditionally used for basket making and weaving

sweet and edible

As autumn approaches the delicate leaves start to give off their well-known burned sugar/gingerbread-like scent accompanied with brilliant colours of orange

Not for full shade

Prefers a sunny sheltered position

Carpinus turczaninowii Fruit Traditionally used for basket makingA smaller and very elegant hornbeam, developing an open, rounded crown with slightly pendulous tips. The foliage is smaller than our native with prominent veins, emerging red becoming dark green in summer, then orange in autumn. Very conspicuous, large, hop like, pendulous fruit. Does well in all free draining soils. Sun to partial shade. H6