IDS Trees and Shrubs Online: Hornbeams and Hazels - A Study Day on Carpinus and Corylus

HORNBEAMS AND HAZELS

A STUDY DAY ON CARPINUS AND CORYLUS

White House Farm Garden & Arboretum, Ivy Hatch, Kent, TN15 0NN

St Lawrence Village Hall, Church Road, Stone Street, near Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0LL

Saturday 4^th July 2026

Join us in Kent for a deep dive into the diversity of two important genera of trees, which should be much better known and more widely used in our gardens and landscapes. Their subtle beauties can pose identification challenges, which we’ll explore in this IDS Trees and Shrubs Online Study Day. Text for both genera was published on TSO in 2022 (Carpinus) and 2023 (Corylus) and we hope to gain fresh insights to incorporate from this event.

Following a morning of talks at St Lawrence Village Hall, we will spend the afternoon seeing the trees in Maurice Foster’s White House Farm Garden and Arboretum, where there is a comprehensive collection of Carpinus among the very many treasures of this exceptional place. Talks will be given by Maurice Foster, Owen Johnson and Keith Rushforth to cover the species in the wild and in cultivation.

Lunch will be provided at the village hall, after which we’ll travel to White House Farm, approximately 3.0 miles away.

9.30 Arrival at St Lawrence Village Hall, coffee/tea etc available

10.00 Welcome and introduction to IDS Trees and Shrubs Online from John Grimshaw

10.15 -10.30 Carpinus and Corylus at White House Farm (Maurice Foster)

10.30-11.30 Carpinus in the wild (Keith Rushforth)

11.30-11.45 Break, with refreshments

11.45-12.45 Hornbeams and Hazels in cultivation (Owen Johnson)

12.45-13.00 Questions

13.00- 13.45 lunch (soup, sandwiches, cake)

14.00-16.30 Tour of the Carpinus and Corylus collections at White House Farm

16.30 Tea and summary panel session

Cost:

£80 per person: the Study Day is open to all.

Junior IDS tickets £20. See International Dendrology Society to apply for Junior membership (£28.50, under 40 years of age)

The cost includes refreshments through the day and lunch, and admission to White House Farm. Any profits will support IDS Trees and Shrubs Online and the White House Farm Foundation.