Name: Dwarf Columnar Hornbeam
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 5194-40CM-3G
Price: 229.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris Nana'

An ornamental hornbeam with dense multi-season interest, muscled bark, and excellent tolerance of pruning.

Slow growing, columnar habit
Dense, dark-green foliage that turns golden in fall
Catkins mature into attractive hop-like fruit
Commonly used for screening (privacy), hedge
Grows best in partial shade

Size

60 cm, 5 gal

40 cm, 3 gal

$129.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Well-drained

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

2.0 – 2.5

Mature Spread (meters)

1.0 – 1.25

Growth Rate

Slow

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Landscape Uses

Screening, Hedge

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Prefers average to moist, well drained soils in partial sun/shade. Requires little pruning if growing as a tree but will respond well to harder pruning if grown as a hedge. Best to prune in mid-winter.