An elegant pyramidal habit: perfect for avenues, green screens and formal gardens.
The fastigiate hornbeam is an elegant solution where lateral space is scarce: narrow avenues, inner courtyards, architectural screens. It keeps its compact silhouette without pruning, and its dry foliage persists through winter, providing screening even in the cold season.
Hornbeam wood is among the hardest in Europe: it was used for mill gears, butchers' blocks and skittles. The name "Pyramidalis" is misleading: with age the crown becomes more flame-shaped than pyramidal.
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