Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir Arbutus unedo multi-stem grows slowly

Arbutus unedo multi-stem grows slowly in a multi-stem form

especially during hot and dry weather

The cherries are large

inspired by the traditional Japanese art of Niwaki

Carpinus betulus - Pleached/Espalier (85cm x 50cm Metal) - 30lt Fir Arbutus unedo multi-stem grows slowlyCarpinus 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.