Wholesale
Nursery Stock Price List
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Carpinus
Betulus Fastigiata
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European
Hornbeam |
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Our current inventory of Carpinus Betulus
Fastigiata (European Hornbeam) is presented below by seven (7) available
sizes along with their individual wholesale price (cost varies per size
and quantity).
Carpinus
Betulus Fastigiata (European Hornbeam)
Zone 4, dark green changing to yellow-yellowish
green in fall |
| 2.0"
(inches) |
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$
130.00 |
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2.5" (inches)
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$ 180.00
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3.0" (inches)
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$ 240.00
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3.5" (inches)
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$ 260.00
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| 6'
(feet) |
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$
115.00 |
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8' (feet)
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$ 165.00
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12' (feet)
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$ 200.00
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The
Gerdes Fact Sheet
Scientific
Classification
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Kingdom...:
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Plantae |
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Division...:
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Magnoliophyta |
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Class...:
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Magnoliopsida |
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Order...:
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Fagales |
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Family...:
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Betulaceae |
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Genus...:
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Carpinus |
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Species...:
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Carpinus Betulus |
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Subspecies...:
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Carpinus
Betulus Fastigiata |
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The Carpinus Betulus Fastigiata is commonly
known as the European Hornbeam. Is is native to western, central
and southern Europe, extending eastward as far as western Russia and the
Ukraine. It requires a warm climate for good growth.
The European Hornbeam is a small to medium-size
tree reaching heights of 50 to 80 feet, rarely to 100 feet, and often has
a fluted and crooked trunk. The bark is smooth and greenish-grey, even
in old trees. The buds, unlike those of the beech, are 2/5ths of an inch
long at the most, and pressed close to the twig.
The leaves are alternate, 1.5 to 3.5 inches
long, with prominent veins giving a distinctive corrugated texture, and
a serrated margin. It is monoecious, and the wind pollinated male and female
catkins appear in May after the leaves.
The fruit is a small 0.25 to 0.30 inch
long nut, partially surrounded by a three-pointed leafy involucre 1 to
1,5 inches long; it matures in autumn. The seeds often do not germinate
till the spring of the second year after sowing. The European Hornbeam
is a prolific seeder and is marked by vigorous natural regeneration.
The European Hornbeam is a shade-loving
tree, which prefers moderate soil fertility and moisture. It has a shallow,
wide-spreading root system and is marked by the production of stump sprouts
when cut back. Because it stands up well to cutting back and has dense
foliage, it has been much used in landscape gardening, mainly as tall hedges
and for topiary.
The wood is heavy and hard, and is used
for tools and building constructions. It also burns hot and slowly, making
it a very suitable firewood. This was the reason for lopping and hence
indirectly the saving of Epping Forest, where the hornbeam was a favored
pollarding tree.
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