i am looking for a wholesale nursery in georgia that sells hornbeam trees that
are shaped like lolly-pops. my understanding is that these trees may
have been grafted. can you find this or any other nursury that may
sell such a hornbeam tree?

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Request for Question Clarification by crabcakes-ga on 21 Oct 2005 15:31 PDT

Hello Coombser1,


Is this the tree you are after?


 A perfect name for this new tree, Lollipop® has a neat and tidy dwarf
form made up of a tightly trimmed 'ball' or 'lollipop', especially
when offered as a top grafted tree.

What makes this even more perfect is that its form comes naturally,
requiring no trimming or pruning to maintain its tight round
symmetrical form. Lollipop ® is a dwarf tree, growing only 8' tall and
wide.

 A prolific bloomer with abundant brilliant white fragrant flowers
that smother its cute round head in early spring, disease resistant
green leaves that stay healthy all summer and miniature golden amber
fruit that sparkle like gems in autumn!

 Lollipop®'s formal habit is ideal for framing an entrance or walkway,
highlighting in the landscape, or planting in areas where space is
limited.
http://www.lakecountynursery.com/malus%20lollipop%20spring%20meg.jpg


Also, do the trees have to come from Georgia? I have found potential
suppliers in other states. Would that be alright with you?

Regards, Crabcakes

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Request for Question Clarification by crabcakes-ga on 21 Oct 2005 15:45 PDT

Or is this the shape you were seeking?

http://www.simeon-nelson.com/Tempered%20Ground/Hatfield%20House/Hatfield%20House-Pages/Image7.html

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Clarification of Question by coombser1-ga on 22 Oct 2005 13:23 PDT

in may or june 2004 I ran the exact same search - looking for a lolly
pop shaped hornbeam tree. the question was answered successfully at
the time and i ordered several trees. i have since moved houses and
would like to plant the same tree again. i wonder if the archives of
goolgle search could still have those records.  my user user
name/email address at the time was
coombser/coombser@mailblocks.com.this email is not longer valid.

Carpinus betulus globosa, the globe hornbeam, resembles a lollipop. I
was not able to find a Georgia grower, but below you'll find links to
several nurseries which offer this tree for sale. The closest ones to
Georgia are in Kentucky.

I've also included links to a couple of images of the tree.

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 Green Ridge Tree Farm (Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
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Green Ridge Tree Farm 
http://www.greenridgetrees.com/index.php?go=availability

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 Bill Lose Nurseries & Garden Centers (Louisville, Kentucky)
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Bill Lose Nurseries: Globe Hornbeam
http://billlose.com/catalog/plant-info.asp?pid=1723

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 Planting Design (Edmonds, Washington)
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Planting Design: Plants 4 Sale
http://plantingdesign.com/plants4sale.htm

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 Willoway Nurseries (Avon, Ohio)
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Willoway Nurseries
http://www.willowaynurseries.com/avail.htm#C

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 Waverly Farm (Adamstown, Maryland) 
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Waverly Farm: Carpinus betulus 'Globosa'
http://www.waverlyfarm.com/catalog-plant.html?code=CRPBTGL

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 Handy Nursery (Boring, Oregon) 
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Handy Nursery Company: Globe European Hornbeam 
http://www.handynursery.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=854

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Images of globe hornbeam trees:

Green Ridge Tree Farm: Carpinus betulus globosa (Hornbeam)
http://www.greenridgetrees.com/makepage.php?botanical=Carpinus%20betulus%20globosa

Handy Nursery Company: Carpinus betulus 'Nana'
http://www.handynursery.com/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=854&osCsid=c4e3972b8323bf2819cfb917368b2593

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Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: globe hornbeam
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22globe+hornbeam%22

Google Web Search: "carpinus betulus globosa"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22carpinus+betulus+globosa%22

Google Answers: globe hornbeam trees 
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=344039

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I hope this is helpful! If anything is unclear or incomplete, or if a
link doesn't work for you, please request clarification; I'll be glad
to offer further assistance before you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

exactly what i was looking for. thanks