Hornebean Fastigata | Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' - 220-240cm - 20lt Chalk soil tulip-like

tulip-like

adding to the shrub's year-round interest

The propensity for suckering demands regular attention to prevent these from sapping nutrients from the main tree

purplish flowers bloom in spring and are followed by pink

glossy leaves are similar to those of the common bay laurel

Hornebean Fastigata | Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' - 220-240cm - 20lt Chalk soil tulip-likeCarpinus betulus Fastigata, or Pyramidalis, is a medium sized, deciduous tree with a fluted smooth grey bark, narrowly upright, columnar growth habit, and a pyramidal shape. The leaves are ovate, serrated and ribbed, dark green in summer, coppery yellow in autumn. They remain on branches long into winter. This pyramidal variety has neater and denser form and more glossy leaves. Small flowers appear in catkins in spring before the leaves. Carpinus