Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’ (Weeping european hornbeam)

5/12/2025 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (48 × 38 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fagales	Birch, she-oak, beech, walnut, bayberry, others
Family	Betulaceae	Birch family: birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams and hop-hornbeams
Genus	Carpinus	Possibly from Latin carpentum, a horse-drawn Roman vehicle with wheels made from hornbeam
Species	betulus