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Nursery Direct
Upright Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Upright Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
A refined columnar deciduous tree that earns its place in serious landscape design. Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' delivers architectural structure, dense seasonal screening, and a striking autumn transition from deep green to golden-yellow, with virtually no compromise on site flexibility.
Why Upright Hornbeam
Columnar Form: Tight, upright growth habit reaches 10 to 15m in height while maintaining a narrow footprint, making it viable on constrained sites where broadform trees cannot perform.
Seasonal Interest: Lush green canopy through spring and summer; foliage transitions to golden-yellow in autumn before leaf drop, adding a second moment of distinction.
Structural Density: Dense branching provides effective screening and visual mass, delivering presence whether planted as a single specimen or in formation.
Site Tolerance: Performs reliably across clay, loam, and urban conditions; handles wind exposure, frost, and atmospheric pollution without deterioration.
Low Maintenance Overhead: Minimal intervention required post-establishment. Suited to projects where long-term maintenance budgets demand durability over high-care selections.
Ideal Applications
Avenue & Driveway Planting: Repeated columnar forms create formal, high-impact entry sequences for residential estates and commercial properties.
Screening & Green Boundaries: Row-planted specimens establish a dense living screen; a considered alternative to solid fencing on prestige properties.
Formal Landscape Composition: Suits structured, symmetrical design schemes where vertical definition and canopy uniformity are priorities.
Windbreak Integration: Effective as a structural windbreak within larger landscape frameworks without the visual bulk of broad-canopy species.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2 to 3m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 5 to 8m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring (June to August)
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to most well-drained soils including clay, loam and chalk; tolerates some moisture but dislikes waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two to three years until established, particularly during dry periods. Apply a layer of mulch around the root zone to retain moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 10 to 15m
Width: 4 to 7m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Europe and western Asia
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







