fastigiate in English

adjective
1
(of a tree or shrub) having the branches sloping upward more or less parallel to the main stem.
However, unlike planate, caroid, fastigiate , and linteloid plates, this inversion cannot be applied to camerate plates as indicated in de Verteuil and Norris.

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1. Columnar, or fastigiate, trees have narrow, single trunks

2. Columnar and fastigiate tree forms provide the benefits of larger trees, and can fit into smaller landscapes

3. Columnar trees usually have a height to width ratio of 5-to-1 while fastigiate plants are closer to 10-to-1.Think of Columnar plants as having the shape of a stove pipe while fastigiate plants take on the form of a power pole

4. These are defined as trees that are much taller than they are wide and include those designated as fastigiate, Columnar, narrowly pyramidal, or narrowly conical.

5. Other columnar red maple cultivars include ‘Columnare’ with its narrow upright form, ‘Scarlet Sentinel’ that has fastigiate growth, and the ‘Armstrong’ type of columnar maple tree with silvery bark and red fall foliage