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Carpinus betulus

[European Hornbeam]

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.

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Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris'

[Columnar European Hornbeam]

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 'Columnaris' is a narrow, columnar cultivar that is slow-growing with densely set branches and leaves.

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Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'

[Fastigiate European Hornbeam]

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. Over time this cultivar tends to broaden and open up into a more oval-vase form.

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Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'

[Columnar European Hornbeam]

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 'Frans Fontaine' is a tight, narrow, columnar cultivar with densely set branches and leaves. Over time this cultivar retains its fastigiate form better than the similar cultivar 'Fastigiata'.

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Carpinus betulus 'JFS-KW1CB' [sold as Emerald Avenue®]

[Emerald Avenue® Hornbeam]

This European Hornbeam cultivar has dark green pleated leaves with double serrated margins in the summer. In the fall the leaves mature to a golden yellow on stout branches. This tree also has a tight broad pyramidal to ovate shape and great heat tolerance, making it a desirable street tree.

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Carpinus caroliniana

[American Hornbeam]

A clean, trouble-free small tree, useful in intensive situations such as patios and malls, and equally interesting in naturalized plantings. Useful as a large hedge if coppiced when young. Performs well in heavy shade and tolerates periodic flooding. Difficult to transplant. Move balled-and-burlapped for best results. Sometimes called Blue Beech and Ironwood (although these are best not used).

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Carpinus caroliniana 'Ames 32093'

[American Hornbeam]

Popular in urban landscapes due to its small size and bright fall foliage. Collected as a seed by by Jeff Carstens and Andy Schmitz from the Brenton Arboretum in Dallas Center, IA in 2013. Little information is known about how much it differs from its parent.

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Carpinus caroliniana 'CCSQU' [sold as Palisade®™]

[Palisade® American Hornbeam]

Palisade is an upright, narrow, oval habit cultivar that is noted for its strongly ascending branches. Its dark green leaves changes to a soft golden color in the fall. A clean, trouble-free small tree, useful in intensive situations such as patios and malls, and equally interesting in naturalized plantings. Useful as a large hedge if coppiced when young. Performs well in heavy shade and tolerates periodic flooding. Difficult to transplant. Move balled-and-burlapped for best results.

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Carpinus caroliniana 'JFS-KW6' [sold as Native Flame® ]

[Native Flame® American Hornbeam]

'JFS-KW6' is a cultivar with charming double serrated green leaves that mature to bright red in the fall. HAs an upright to oval shape and fruit that emerges red at the tips that fade to green as they mature.