This tree starts out with a narrow pyramidal crown which eventually ends up as a wide ovoid. 'Fastigiata' has a very compact and closed crown with a strictly vertical trunk. Height 15 - 18 m. The tree can eventually attain a width of 15 m. It is column-shaped only when young. Sometimes specimens are found that branch out from ground level and can thus be pruned annually. The tree is often confused with the 'Columnaris' cultivar, which remains narrower. The leaves are a fresh green colour in the spring and turn colour to golden yellow in the autumn. Winter hardiness zone: 5a Several cultivated varieties of the hedge beech are popular as avenue and street trees. Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' is one of the best known examples.
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' môže dorastať do výšky 15-18 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 15-18 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' sa na jeseň sfarbia do žltá."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.