They are then pruned down to about 12 inches. It has a nice twiggy habit and makes excellent bonsai. 2090 Carpinus turczaninovii Native to China, Korea, and Japan. Full size leaves are 2 inches, but reduce nicely for bonsai use. Very nice furrowed bark in about ten years.
New foliage is a deep bronze color.
This is a faster growing hornbeam and will give you a larger trunk quite quickly. These are excellent for group plantings or may be grown out to larger sizes for specimen bonsai. One gallon plants are grown out and pruned down to about 16 inches to force low branching. True cedars are native the Mediterranean and the Himalayas. They are easy to grow, tough, drought resistant plants.