Upright European Hornbeam
Tagged as: Columnars, Fastigiates
Botanical Name: Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
Common Name: Upright European Hornbeam
Updated 2/2012
Height: 30-40' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: oval Growth Rate:Slow Zone: 5-7
Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil; pH tolerant; minimal pruning required
Ornamental Characteristics: Narrow habit; handsome slate gray smooth to fluted bark; densely branched; clean, dark green foliage changes to yellow in late fall; spring-blooming catkins and small ribbed nutlets surrounded by leafy bracts
Use in the Landscape: Excellent as screens, hedges, groupings around large buildings
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