Description
Description:
A tightly columnar tree with a strong form; best used in the landscape as an accent, for articulation, an alee tree or sheared as a tall hedge; golden fall foliage turns brown and persists into winter, adding interest; tolerates high pH and heavy soils.
Ornamental Features:
Lucas Columnar Hornbeam is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The textured pointy leaves turn outstanding shades of yellow and in the fall. The smooth gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape Attributes:
Lucas Columnar Hornbeam is a dense deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.
