Hornbeam hedge

My last post about the hornbeams was a picture of them in a wooden trough over-wintering in the coal cellar. They were planted last Spring and all but two survived the Winter. Last year at least four got cut down by deer, and two of those didn't come back, so I've replaced them with new plants that arrived in the mail last week. They were tiny 6" twigs with half a dozen leaf buds each. The year old plants have already leafed out.

Here is a tiny new hornbeam plant