Re: Carpenito (Italian)
in reply to a message by Tamara
Most likely your last name is an Anglophone misspelling of "Carpineto", which in Italian means "Hornbeam Grove" and is a rather common placename in Italy.
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Carpinus betulus, European Hornbeam
Nice tree, adaptable to many landscape situations and sites. Usually grown for reliable gold fall color and interesting fruit. I wouldn't mind being named for it. Check out this link for pictures and info:
http://hort.science.orst.edu/classes/hort226/cabe4.htm
Nice tree, adaptable to many landscape situations and sites. Usually grown for reliable gold fall color and interesting fruit. I wouldn't mind being named for it. Check out this link for pictures and info:
http://hort.science.orst.edu/classes/hort226/cabe4.htm
Thank you, the tree is beautiful.