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Dayton's Finest Landscaping - Plant Finder | Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam
Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam. Excellent tree for narrow areas; no pruning required. Small fruits are not a problem. Leaves are dark green, becoming yellowish in the fall. Very hardy and generally insect and disease free. Growth rate is slow to medium.
7 Landscaping Tips
Lesson 1. Lend formal structure a sly sense of humor. Like living exclamation points, these trees punctuate the landscape with an elegant wit. Conway fashioned his allée from fastigiate hornbeams (Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'), which naturally tend toward a columnar shape.