European Hornbeam 'Fastigiata'
(Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata')
- Type: Deciduous
- Light: Full Sun
- Height: 30-40'
- Spread: 25-30'
- Flower: Catkins
- Bloom: Spring
- Fruit: small nuts
- Fruit Time: Late Summer
Carpinus betulus commonly called European hornbeam is a medium-sized, deciduous tree that grows 40-60’ . 'Fastigiata', called Upright European hornbeam, displays a narrow, fastigiate form in youth, but gradually acquires a tear drop or oval-vase shape with age, typically maturing to 40’ tall and 30’ wide. Foliage turns yellow-orange in fall. Trunks have smooth gray bark and distinctive muscle-like fluting.