Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir It is perfect as a

It is perfect as a specimen plant

where it can be used for hedging

especially during hot and dry weather

graceful racemes of pure purple flowers drape elegantly down from the horizontal lines of the metal framework

making it easy to bite into and chew

Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir It is perfect as aCarpinus Betulus Pleached Espalier on 85x50cm Metal frame 30lt Carpinus betulus, or European Hornbeam, is a large, deciduous tree with a fluted grey trunk and very appealing, dense, oval to rounded crown. The leaves are ovate, serrated and ribbed, dark green in summer, coppery yellow in autumn. They remain on branches long into winter. Flowers appear in separate male and female catkins before the leaves, in spring, and are followed by winged nuts.