Carpinus turczaninovii, the Turczaninow hornbeam or Korean hornbeam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae, native to central China, the Korean Peninsula, and central and southern Japan. It is a large shrub or small tree typically 15 to 20 ft (5 to 6 m) tall and about 75% as wide, and is hardy to USDA zone 5b. It is available from commercial suppliers, and can handle very hard pruning.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Turczaninow's Hornbeam being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Carpinus putoensis
- Carpinus tschonoskii
- Carpinus orientalis
- Carpinus tropicalis
- Carpinus kawakamii
- Betula chinensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Carpinus
- Species
- Carpinus turczaninovii
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