Carpinus cordata
| Carpinus cordata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 49' |
| Speed: | Slow |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Carpinus cordata
Propagation: Seed - best sown in an outdoors seedbed as soon as it is ripe[1]. Germination is usually good, though it may take 18 months[2]. If collected whilst still 'green' (after the seed is ripe but before it has dried fully on the plant) and sown immediately it should germinate in the following spring[2]. Grow the plants on for two years in the seedbed and then plant them out into their permanent positions in the winter. The average seed viability is around 65%[3].
Pre-treat stored seed with 4 weeks warm and 12 weeks cold stratification and sow in a cold frame[3]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame until they are at least 15cm tall before planting them into their permanent positions.
Cultivation: Thrives in any good loam, including chalk, it does not demand much light[4][5]. Prefers a deep open loam[4]. Grows well in heavy clay soils.
A very ornamental tree[4] but it is slow growing in Britain[5].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan.
Habitat: Forests on moist mountain slopes at elevations of 200 - 2500 metres[6].
Usage: Wood - hard, close grained. Used for making agriultural tools, furniture, turning etc[7][6].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Fall
Flower Type: Monoecious
Heavy Clay: Grows in heavy-clay soils.
Also Known As: Distegocarpus cordata.
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References
- ↑ Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McMillan-Browse, Philip. Hardy Woody Plants from Seed. Grower Books, 1985.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gordon, A and D Rowe. Seed Manual for Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. 1982.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.