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.[1][2] 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.[3] It is available from commercial suppliers, and can handle very hard pruning.[2]
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| Carpinus turczaninovii |
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| Korean Hornbeam (Carpinus turczaninovii) as bonsai in winter. This tree received an award at the 97th Kokufu-ten bonsai exhibition in Tokyo in February 2023. It is also registered as a valuable bonsai specimen. |
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| Flowers are hop-like |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Fagales |
| Family: |
Betulaceae |
| Genus: |
Carpinus |
| Species: |
C. turczaninovii |
| Binomial name |
Carpinus turczaninovii
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| Synonyms[1] |
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- Carpinus chowii Hu
- Carpinus coreana Nakai
- Carpinus coreana var. major Nakai
- Carpinus paxii H.J.P.Winkl.
- Carpinus stipulata H.J.P.Winkl.
- Carpinus tanakaeana Makino
- Carpinus turczaninovii var. chungnanensis P.C.Kuo
- Carpinus turczaninovii var. coreana (Nakai) W.Lee
- Carpinus turczaninovii f. coreana (Nakai) M.Kim
- Carpinus turczaninovii var. stipulata (H.J.P.Winkl.) H.J.P.Winkl.
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