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Betulaceae
Carpinus tropicalis
Carpinus tropicalis
Also known as Carpinus americanus var. tropicalis, Carpinus caroliniana var. tropicalis
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Hornbeam · Carpinus · Rare Tree · Cloud Forest · Central America · Collector Plant · Deciduous · Part Shade · Betulaceae · Ornamental Tree
Carpinus tropicalis is a rare tropical hornbeam native to the cloud forests of Central America and southern Mexico, valued for its attractive hop-like fruit clusters and fine-textured foliage. It thrives in humid, partially shaded conditions with consistent moisture and humus-rich, well-drained soil. This collector's tree is best suited to frost-free climates or large conservatories where its graceful, slow-growing form can be appreciated year-round.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until it drains from the bottom; allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7.4
- Temperature
- 55°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 144 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Orange
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
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