Carpinus cordata

Flower name
Carpinus cordata
Scientific name
Carpinus cordata
Alias
Place of originKorea, China, Japan
Place of floweringLow mountains
Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Carpinus cordata

Carpinus cordata or Sawashiba (Scientific name: Carpinus cordata) is native to China, Korea and Japan. It is a deciduous broad-leaved tree in the family Betulaceae. In Japan, it grows wild in the mountainous beech forests from Hokkaido to Shikoku and Kyushu. The species sub-name "cordata" means "heart-shaped".

Common name: Carpinus cordata, Scientific name: Carpinus cordata. Habitat, Environment: moist and fertile soil, Tree Height: 12 m, Tree diameter: 60 cm, bark colour: greyish brown to grey-green Shallow, diamond-shaped lobes, leaf substance: parchmental, leaf shape: heart-shaped, leaflet inflorescence: alternate, leaf margin: double serrated, dioecious, leaf length Size: 7-14 cm, leaf width: 4-7 cm, inflorescence: caudal, flowering: April-May, flower color: yellow-green Male inflorescence: 5 cm, fruit type: hard fruits, fruit stage: August to October, use: apparatus wood, shiitake mushroom logs.