Family: Betulaceae Zone: 4 to 8 Height: 30.00 to 40.00 feet Spread: 20.00 to 30.00 feet Bloom Time: March Bloom Description: Yellow (male) and green (female) Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Maintenance: Low Suggested Use: Hedge, Shade Tree, Street Tree Flower: Showy Leaf: Good Fall Fruit: Showy Tolerate: Air Pollution Garden locations Description. An attractive, densely branched, columnar tree when young, aging into a stately, broad cone shape with handsome, fluted, gray bark. Distinctive, dark green foliage turns yellow-orange in fall. Plant in groups as a screen or windbreak, or use as a specimen in a narrow yard or street side. Takes well to hard pruning as a formal hedge.
Carpinus betulus Fastigiata (Upright Hornbeam) Nangle and Niesen Wholesale Tree Nursery Cork
Pronunciation: kar-PI-nus BET-u-lus Family: Betulaceae Genus: Carpinus Type: Broadleaf Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: No Deciduous tree, 30-50 ft (9-15 m), initially columnar but soon becoming oval-vase shaped, very symmetrical, no central leader. Leaves evenly distributed, has a sheared look. Hardy to USDA Zone 4 Introduced before 1883. Position Soil Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus, is a large deciduous tree, similar to beech. It's a popular choice for hedging, and supports a wide variety of wildlife. Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' is a particularly lovely variety. The fruit is a small hard brown nutlet with 3-lobed bracts and appears from September to October. European hornbeam attracts small birds, and mammals serving as a source of food, shelter, nesting, and roosting. It also supports moth larvae making it an excellent addition to a pollinator or nighttime garden. Carpinus betulus is relatively trouble-free and tolerates a wide range of soil conditions and some shade. This plant is also very tolerant of heavy pruning, making it useful as a hedge. The cultivar 'Fastigiata' is a narrow, columnar cultivar with densely set, broom-like branches.
Carpinus betulus Fastigiata Upright Hornbeam Deepdale Trees
Scientific name: Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Description European Hornbeam is characterized by crisp clean green foliage during the summer followed by brilliant yellow in the fall. It has a naturally sheared appearance. Morphology: This is a deciduous tree that matures to 45' in height and 30' in width. Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' hornbeam 'Fastigiata' Upright deciduous tree, the crown narrow when young, becoming compact and ovoid. Bright green ribbed leaves are ovate, turning yellow in autumn. Fruiting catkins conspicuous, to 8cm in length. Good for woodland settings Synonyms Carpinus betulus 'Pyramidalis' Join the RHS today and save 25% Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Hornbeam - European Fastigate European Hornbeam is an excellent tree for urban or formal sites because of its tight, extremely regular form and excellent disease resistance. When young, Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' is narrow and very upright, but it broadens into a dense tight pyramidal oval as it matures. Carpinus betulus'Fastigiata' Figure 1. Middle-aged 'Fastigiata' European Hornbeam. 'Fastigiata' European Hornbeam1 Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson2 INTRODUCTION 'Fastigiata' European Hornbeam, the most common cultivar sold, grows 30 to 40 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide, without a central leader but instead
Trees of Santa Cruz County Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Columnar Hornbeam
Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus, is a large, attractive tree native to the UK. The apple green, pleated foliage turns yellow and orange in autumn - this is often held on the tree during winter. Green catkins appear in spring and winged nuts (called samaras) develop in autumn. Hornbeams have a pyramidal shape that later becomes more rounded. Scientific name: Carpinus betulus Pronunciation: kar-PYE-nus BET-yoo-lus Common name (s): 'Fastigiata' European Hornbeam Family: Betulaceae USDA hardiness zones: 5A through 8B (Fig. 2) Origin: not native to North America Invasive potential: little invasive potential
Emerald Avenue® European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus 'JFS-KW1CB'):. This variety grows 40 feet high and 30 feet wide with a broadly pyramidal habit. Good heat tolerance. Frans Fontaine European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'):This variety grows 35 feet high and 15 feet wide with a narrow habit and maintains a fastigiate form longer than 'Fastigiata'. The most popular hornbeam cultivar is the 'Fastigiata' European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'). This columnar landscape tree has a pyramidal shape and dense canopy, making it ideal for growing as a hedge plant, privacy screen, or natural fence. The hornbeam tree is a deciduous tree with a dense oval or vase-shaped crown.
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Little Big Tree Company Christchurch New Zealand
This 'Fastigiata' is the most common cultivar of the European Hornbeam. In fact, this columnar, upright form is used in the Midwest and Eastern USA much more than the mother species, which is wide spreading. I find this tree to be used occasionally by municipalities as street and park trees. I don't find the typical homeowner really using it. Carpinus betulus, the common hornbeam, is a of tree in the birch Betulaceae, to Western Asia and central, eastern, and southern Europe, including southern England. [1] It requires a warm climate for good growth, and occurs only at elevations up to 1,000 metres (3,281 ft).
