Acer carpinifolium

Also Known As

Hornbeam Maple

Plant type

tree

size

H: 20'-40'
W: 20'-40'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Acer carpinifolium plant details

Acer carpinifolium is a broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. Attracts beneficial insects and birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Acer carpinifolium

Plant type: tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 20 FT - 40 FT - wide, 20 FT - 40 FT - tall
Uses: bonsai, crinkly leaves, hedge, shade tree, street tree

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer carpinifolium

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A great stump the botanist plant, almost no one recognizes this as a maple, the leaves are perfect hornbeam replicas, however the spinner seeds are a dead giveaway. The evolutionary advantage of mimicking a Carpinus eludes me; sinister selective pressures may be at work here.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

This 20-40' tree is one of the easiest of the maple species to identify because its leaves, with their parallel veining ; toothing, though opposite, don't look maple-ish at all, but like those of a hornbeam, instead! Sun-PSh/Med