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Carpinus betulus


Hornbeam



Dunganstown Castle, Kilbride, Co. Wicklow


Situation: Individual Tree
Visited and photographed on: 07-Aug-09
Height: 19 m Girth: 5.79 m

Heritage value:

Exceptional Specimen Tree
Habitat value


At approximately 400 years old, this hornbeam could be the oldest living exotic tree in Ireland; it measured 5.3m girth in 1941.