Dwarf Columnar European Hornbeam Tree - 3 Gallon Pot
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Dwarf Columnar European Hornbeam Tree - 3 Gallon Pot
$99.99
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Regular price
$134.00
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Description
Dwarf Columnar European Hornbeam Tree
Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris Nana'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b in mild or cool summer climates; 4a-8b in warm or hot summer climates Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Tree
Height at Maturity: 10-12'
Width at Maturity: 2-5' depending on pruning
Spacing: 7'+ for space between trees
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Columnar, Conical
Growth Rate: Slow, 8" per year
Flower Color: White, inconspicuous
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type:
Fragrant Flowers: -
Foliage Color: Light Green in Spring, Dark Green in Summer
Fall Foliage Color: Vibrant Yellow
Fall Foliage Color: Vibrant Yellow
Fragrant Foliage:
Bark Color: Grey
Sun Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (Amend if needed to ensure good drainage), Loam, Rocky, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 4.0 - 7.5
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Beneficial Pollinators, Birds
Resistances: Black Walnut (Juglan resistant), Deer, Disease, Humidity
Description
'Columnaris Nana' is a dwarf European Hornbeam with an upright, conical, or columnar habit, depending on if and how you prune it. Left to grow naturally, it will form a narrow cone 10 to 12 feet tall and 4-6' wide at its base over time. With annual pruning in late winter, it can be maintained as a narrower column at 2 to 3 feet wide. Lower branches can be removed to form a popsicle-like topiary, and the canopy can be topped and rounded to create a lollipop form. The attractive, obovate, toothed green leaves are exceptionally dense on the tree and turn vibrant golden-yellow in fall, making it a possible candidate for a hedgerow where space is limited. A distinct exclamation point in the landscape.
Wildlife Attributes
If you're into butterflies and other wildlife, Hornbeam is a larval host plant for the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Red-spotted Purple butterflies. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has three flights from February to November in the deep south and March to September in the north. The Red-spotted Purple has two broods from April to October. The seed and buds provide food sources for songbirds, ruffed grouse, quail, wild turkeys, foxes, and squirrels. The canopy also provides good cover and shelter for animals.
If you're into butterflies and other wildlife, Hornbeam is a larval host plant for the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Red-spotted Purple butterflies. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has three flights from February to November in the deep south and March to September in the north. The Red-spotted Purple has two broods from April to October. The seed and buds provide food sources for songbirds, ruffed grouse, quail, wild turkeys, foxes, and squirrels. The canopy also provides good cover and shelter for animals.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 10 to 12 feet tall and 2 to 6 feet wide depending on pruning, the Dwarf Columnar Hornbeam is an excellent vertical specimen for an exclamation point in small landscape spaces, containers, and home foundation plantings, in groupings where space allows, or two can be used to frame an entrance. It responds well to pruning to form a narrow column. It is a fine addition to butterfly gardens, pollinator gardens, and formal and topiary gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 7 or more feet apart for space between trees
Growing Preferences
The Dwarf Columnar European Hornbeam Tree is easy to grow in moist, well-drained soils of average fertility and full sun or partial shade. It appreciates some filtered sun or shade during the afternoon when the heat and sunlight are most intense in hot summer climates. Maintenance is minimal, though it responds well to pruning to maintain a narrow column, which requires only one trimming per year in late winter or early spring.
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