carpinus orientalis

This old Hornbeam was collected a couple of years ago from the mountains and grew well from the previous owner. But what I don't like about it is the apex, it doesn't have any taper and it has a lot of scars . That's why I wanted to rerbuild the apex it this year. In the photo, I noted the...

Looking to buy oriental hornbeam Carpinus orientalis online but dont know where. And does someone know how old this species gets? Didnt find anything about that.