Carpinus orientalis explained

Carpinus orientalis, known as the Oriental hornbeam, is a hornbeam native to Hungary, the Balkans, Italy, Crimea, Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus.^[1] and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam).

Description

The Carpinus orientalis is a small tree, rarely over 10 m tall and often shrubby. It has minute, with small leaves, 3–5 cm long.

The seeds have a simple bract, not trilobed like Carpinus betulus, that is about 2 cm long.^{[2] [3]}

CultivationIn recent years, this species has been extensively used as an ornamental tree for bonsai.

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2014-08-18. 2022-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110105011/https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=34405. dead.
2. Czerepanov, S. K. 1981. Sosudistye Rasteniia SSSR. 509 pages. Nauka, Leningradskoe Otd-nie, Leningrad
3. Browicz, Kasimierz. Flora Iranica : Flora des Iranischen Hochlandes und der Umrahmenden Gebirge : Persien, Afghanistan, Teile von West-Pakistan, Nord-Iraq, (cont) 97: 2. 1972.