Fastigiata European Hornbeam, Pyramidal European Hornbeam                kar-PI-nus BET-u-lus

• Deciduous tree, 30-50 ft (9-15 m), initially columnar but soon becoming oval-vase shaped, very symmetrical, no central leader.  Leaves evenly distributed, has a sheared look.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4     Introduced before 1883.  The most common cultivar of C. betulus.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: along Orchard Ave. on the north side of the parking lot north of Bates Hall.