Carpinus caroliniana 'CCSQU' [sold as Palisade®™]
Palisade®

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Monoecious catkins; Male-1 to 1.5" long; Female-2 to 4" long)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Yellow (Soft yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Dry fruits (nutlets partly enclosed by bracts) resemble "hops" hanging in pendulous clusters that last into fall)
 Ultimate Height:
20-30 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-20 feet
 Soil Notes:
Tolerant of wide range of soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leave are Alternate, simple, serrated 2.5-5" long leaves. Compared to Carpinus betulus, C. caroliniana buds are straight instead of bending around stem, leaves are thinner, less sharply serrated, and veins are less impressed above. Downy, imbricate buds with 4-ranked scales. Terminal bud absent. Smooth, gray, "sinewy" bark.

Additional Information

Palisade is an upright, narrow, oval habit cultivar that is noted for its strongly ascending branches. Its dark green leaves changes to a soft golden color in the fall. A clean, trouble-free small tree, useful in intensive situations such as patios and malls, and equally interesting in naturalized plantings. Useful as a large hedge if coppiced when young. Performs well in heavy shade and tolerates periodic flooding. Difficult to transplant. Move balled-and-burlapped for best results.

5 Carpinus caroliniana 'CCSQU' [sold as Palisade®™] found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12018_00478*APGG
22015_00958*AAGAD
32018_00477*APGG
42017_00031*AHARR
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
52015_00959*AAGAD

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