Identity
Category :
Arbre remarquable
Latin name :
Carpinus betulus
French name :
Charme Commun
Dutch name :
Gewone haagbeuk
English name :
Common / European hornbeam
Family :
Betulaceae
Height :
20 m
Targeted height :
This species can grow up to 25 m
Diameter of the crown :
10 m
Trunk circumference :
196 cm in 2003
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
Usefulness and services of the tree :
Enhances the landscape :
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Enhances the biodiversity :
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Provide oxygen :
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Purify the air :
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Filter the water :
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Prevents flooding :
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Stores carbon :
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Softens the climate :
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Limits soil erosion :
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Does good, heals :
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Illustrated botany © Wikimedia Commons
Features and characters of the individual
This hornbeam grows freely in a picturesque green space in the heart of Etterbeek. Between wild nature and controlled garden, and surrounded by a number of remarkable or rare trees, it occupies a distinctive position at the edge of a pond. It has witnessed the evolution of Parc Bosman, which saw buildings spring up all around it a few years ago.
