CATTON ARBORETUM
Carpinus betulus --frans Fontaine
Common name: Upright Hornbeam
Year planted: 2021
Country of origin: Common Hornbeam range is Central Europe from England to Asia Minor
Year introduced: The upright forms were cultivated in 1883
Description: Hornbeams were grown for their hard heavy wood and used for Ox yokes and heavy beams in the past. Frans Fontaine is a Fastigiate form that was selected in Holland. It is a form that has increased in popularity in recent years with its size and shape proving particularly suitable for Urban street tree planting schemes. It is tolerant of a range of soil conditions and pH levels and produces impressive autumn colour before its leaves drop in winter. It has a hardiness rating of 7 ( <-20 )
what3words: propelled.stow.anchors
Tree number: 3
Year planted: 2021
Country of origin: Common Hornbeam range is Central Europe from England to Asia Minor
Year introduced: The upright forms were cultivated in 1883
Description: Hornbeams were grown for their hard heavy wood and used for Ox yokes and heavy beams in the past. Frans Fontaine is a Fastigiate form that was selected in Holland. It is a form that has increased in popularity in recent years with its size and shape proving particularly suitable for Urban street tree planting schemes. It is tolerant of a range of soil conditions and pH levels and produces impressive autumn colour before its leaves drop in winter. It has a hardiness rating of 7 ( <-20 )
what3words: propelled.stow.anchors
Tree number: 3
