Category Archives: Betulaceae

Corylus avellana

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:        Corylus avellana      FAMILY: Betulaceae COMMON NAME(S):           European Filbert   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  4-8 Sunset:  1-9, 14-20     FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, 2-4″ long, 2-4″ wide, rounded, doubly serrate,  cordate base, petiole glandular and hairy, slightly pubescent above, pubescent under … Continue reading →

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Carpinus japonica

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:              Carpinus japonica                                        FAMILY: Betulaceae   COMMON NAME(S):           Japanese Hornbeam     HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-7   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, ovate leaves, 2 – 4.5″ long, acuminate, doubly serrate, 20-24 pairs of veins, deeply impressed dark green, … Continue reading →

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Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Carpinus betulus  ‘Fastigiata’ FAMILY: Betulaceae COMMON NAME(S):            Pyramidal European Hornbeam HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  5-7   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, ovate leaves, sharply & doubly serrated, 2.5-5″ long, impressed veins, yellowish in fall – colors late   FLOWERS:                                                   catkins, monoecious, pair … Continue reading →

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Alnus rubra

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Katie

Botanic Name:  Alnus rubra                                                         Family:  Betulaceae (Birch Family) Common Name:  Red Alder Foliage:  Alternate, simple deciduous, ovate, 3-6” long and grooved; green to yellow green above and paler green below Flowers:  Monoecious; but borne in unisexual catkins, preformed males are … Continue reading →

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