Common / European hornbeam

Adress

Brussels

GPS coordinates :

50.8440 , 4.3653

Partner :

This tree has been added to the WoodWideWeb atlas by Collectif Culture Essonne (FR) - Festival Science de l'Art

Identity

Latin name :

Carpinus betulus

French name :

Charme Commun

Dutch name :

Gewone haagbeuk

English name :

Common / European hornbeam

Family :

Betulaceae

Height :

Targeted height :

This species can grow up to 25 m

Diameter of the crown :

Trunk circumference :

Expected circumference :

500 cm

Expected longevity :

Can live for 150 years

Origin / Indigenous

Native to Belgium

Favorite soil :

Neutral, quite rich, clayish and cool

Favorite climate

Temperate, continental, resistant to cold