Herb latin name: Carpinus cordata


Synonyms: Distegocarpus cordata


Family: Betulaceae (Birch Family)



Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Tree

Height:
15 m
(49 feet)

Flowering:
April

Habitat of Carpinus cordata:

Forests on moist mountain slopes at elevations of 200 - 2500 metres.

Other uses of the herb:

Wood - hard, close grained. Used for making agriultural tools, furniture, turning etc.

Propagation of Carpinus cordata:

Seed - best sown in an outdoors seedbed as soon as it is ripe. Germination is usually good, though it may take 18 months. 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. 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%. Pre-treat stored seed with 4 weeks warm and 12 weeks cold stratification and sow in a cold frame. 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 of the herb:

Forests on moist mountain slopes at elevations of 200 - 2500 metres.

Medicinal use of Carpinus cordata:

None known

Known hazards of Carpinus cordata:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.