The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Pinocchio European hornbeam

Family: Betulaceae (birch family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe and w. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: This selection of deciduous tree has much less of the congested branch structure than other seedlings or common varieties of hornbeam. Observant nurseryman Lanny Rawdon of Arborvillage in Holt, MO reports that it's a robust grower in the Midwest, with a strongly upright form as a young tree. This selection is distinctly pyramidal in winter branch structure. Very hardy and a really tough, handsome tree. Useful in a small yard or near overhead obstructions.