Carpinus orientalis Mill.

Eastern hornbeam (en), Charme (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Carpinus

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mainly along woodland margins, growing on dry and rocky slopes, usually in shallow, humus-poor or even rocky soils; at elevations up to 1,300 metres in Europe, but up to 2,500 metres in the Caucasus
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses charcoal material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Carpinus orientalis leaf picture by Bianca Fusco (cc-by-sa)
Carpinus orientalis leaf picture by Савченко Никита (cc-by-sa)
Carpinus orientalis leaf picture by elson salihaj (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carpinus orientalis flower picture by Савченко Никита (cc-by-sa)
Carpinus orientalis flower picture by Rico Mende (cc-by-sa)
Carpinus orientalis flower picture by Rico Mende (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carpinus orientalis fruit picture by Salemme Guido (cc-by-sa)
Carpinus orientalis fruit picture by mauro buscarini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carpinus orientalis world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Romania, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Conservation status

Carpinus orientalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295271-1
WFO ID wfo-0000805769
COL ID RG4D
BDTFX ID 83719
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carpinus nigra Carpinus orientalis

Lower taxons

Carpinus orientalis subsp. macrocarpa Carpinus orientalis subsp. orientalis