Another Columnar Hornbeam Tree? Yes, Please. May 2026
Imagine my surprise when I came across an upright tree amongst a bunch of other shade trees in the parking lot nursery recently that was leaf'ing out ahead of the others. And, it was leaf'ing out with thin, vertical-heading branches all the way down to the ground. See below for a photo showing the tree(s) in question mixed in amongst other taller, traditional shade tree trunks: What is that? I walked closer and noticed the foliage. Wait a second....I know those leaves. That's a Hornbeam. A columnar hornbeam. There's no tag, but I know what I'm looking at and it is an upright, narrow, columnar Hornbeam. I have those. And I love them . Off I went to grab a cart to load one of these trees on-to. It is sitting in a 15-gallon pot and appears to be pot-grown because the roots are peeking out of the bottom holes. Not ball-and-burlap stuck in a pot. It rang up at a price that is too-good-...