Frans Fontaine Horbeam Trees - Arrived
The anticipation has been killing me. I've been waiting for six weeks for this day: when our Frans Fontaine Columnar Hornbeam trees arrive. That's the pile of eight of them after they had been delivered by the landscaper and before they were hauled into position. These are 2.5" caliper trees and they are about 12' tall and - at their widest - about 30" wide. Up near the top, where they will be showing over the fence, they're about 10" to 12" wide currently. I posted a bit ago showing the markings on the ground where these trees are going including the spacing - which is about 6' apart . And here's a look from the other direction (looking from front to rear yard). The trees are just starting to leaf out, but are already capable of screening somewhat. Look at this photo below that shows how when looking 'through' them, you can see how they screen our house. Also, you'll note that these have limbs about two-to-three f