You are bidding on about 20 JAPANESE HORNBEAM SEEDS - Carpinus japonica.

This is a slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive spreading globular form. It typically grows 20-30’ tall in cultivation, but may reach 50’ tall in its native habit in Japan.

It is noted for its graceful form, attractive foliage and ornamental fruiting catkins , 5-6cm (2-2½in) long with toothed inward-curving bracts, color from green to pink-tinged, then crimson in autumn.

Zone: 4 to 9

Height: 20.00 to 30.00 feet

Spread: 20.00 to 30.00 feet

Edible parts of : 

Seed - cooked. An emergency food, used when all else fails.

Other uses of : 

Wood - heavy, close grained, very hard, strong, but not very durable in the soil. It weighs 45lb per cubic foot. Too small to be exploited commercially, this high quality wood is often used locally for flooring, cogs, tool handles, golf clubs etc. It is especially suitable for making levers and is also a good fuel.