| Description | Frans Fontaine Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Very similar to Fastigiate Hornbeam but maintains a fastigiate form longer than the Fastigiata European Hornbeam |
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| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | light brown nutlets, maturing in Oct., three-lobed bract appearing as an umbrella over the nuts in dangling clusters. bracts change from light green to yellow in fall |
| Leaves | green, golden yellow in fall |
| Dimensions | 35 by 15 feet (HS), narrow |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated as a street tree in Endhoven Holland, came to west coast USA nursery circa 1993 |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #178-Morton Arboretum ( www.mortonarb.org) |
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