Hornbeam Topiary Columns

Hornbeam Topiary Columns (Carpinus Betulus Topiary)
Topiary is unmatched when it comes to ways of adding structure and texture to the landscape. From living green sculptures to classic balls and spirals, there is a topiary to suit every garden and every gardener’s personal preference. Hornbeam Topiary Columns are a more unusual choice. They are ideally suited if you are looking for striking year-round addition to your garden, particularily as they mature and fill out. These unusual hornbeam topiary columns that look stunning as they mature and fill out. Available in either a rounded or cylindrical columnar shape or rectangular / cubed shape. 

Carpinus Betulus Topiary Columns are masterfully trained Hornbeams in two different column shapes: cylindrical column and a rectangular cubed column. Regardless of your preference for shape, you can expect the same qualities from both. The dense, striking foliage will look lovely when it is green and glossy during the active seasons, but this deciduous topiary also offers interest during winter. Hornbeam Topiary Columns do not lose their leaves when the temperatures drop; rather, the foliage turns to a most lovely bronze-brown hue until spring when young growth comes again.

Height and Spread of Carpinus Betulus Topiary Columns
The Hornbeam Topiary Cylinder is 2.1 metres high with a diameter of 45 centimetres. The Hornbeam Squared Topiary is the same height with a diameter of 35 centimetres.

How Hardy is Carpinus Betulus Topiary Columns
Hornbeam Topiary Columns are fully hardy in the United Kingdom.

How To Use Carpinus Betulus Topiary Columns
The Hornbeam Topiary Columns might be an uncommon choice, but they do bring multiple seasons of interest to the garden. The colour-changing foliage stays on the tree throughout the year- in fact, when there is little else to appreciate in the garden, your Hornbeam Topiary Columns will stand out with their gorgeous bronze foliage and graceful form.

Hornbeam Topiary Columns can be grown in large containers. Use them to add interest to a patio or a balcony. Paired, these elegant columns make perfect plants for “framing” doors and entryways.

How To Care for Carpinus Betulus Topiary Columns
These topiary trees are quite undemanding. Hornbeam Topiary Columns are easy to grow in full sun to partial shade and any moist but well-drained soil. Trim as needed to maintain the topiary form tidy and neat.

See also Hornbeam Boxhead Topiary trees and our pleached hornbeam trees. We also have Hornbeam Topiary Spirals and Hornbeam Topiary Pyramid Trees.