Latin: Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata
Common: common hornbeam
Zone: 4 to 8
Height: 30 feet
Width: 15 feet
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Flower Season:  March
Flower Color: Yellow (male) and green (female)
Fall Color:  yellow in fall
Notes: initially columnar but soon becoming oval-vase shaped Upright European Hornbeam is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall.