Blue beech | UMN Extension
Blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana), also called musclewood or American hornbeam, is a small, slow-growing tree, native to Minnesota and the eastern U.S. In Minnesota, it is found in the understory in forests of maple, basswood, oak, cherry and white birch.
BLUE BEECH - CARPINUS CAROLINIANA | The UFOR Nursery
The blue beech, also known as musclewood and American hornbeam, is a small shrubby tree with one or more trunks. This tree has distinct flares on the trunk and branches that resemble muscle definition.
Carpinus caroliniana - Wikipedia
Carpinus caroliniana, the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood understory tree in the genus Carpinus. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, musclewood and muscle beech. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida.
Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, …
The American Hornbeam is a short, stubby tree that can have one or more trunks, each a foot wide and aesthetically pleasing. The bark is bluish-gray, thin, fairly smooth, and heavily fluted. Plant in sandy or clay loams with high organic matter, regular moisture and slightly acidic soils.
How to Grow and Care for American Hornbeam - The Spruce
Sep 27, 2022 · The American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) is a deciduous hardwood shade tree that's native to eastern North America. It is part of the Betulaceae (birch) family and has several nicknames, including blue beech, muscle beech, water …
Underutilized Landscape Plant: Carpinus Caroliniana - American …
Dec 13, 2023 · One of my favorite natives trees from back in my forestry days, is Carpinus caroliniana or American hornbeam, blue beech, or musclewood. Leaves of the American hornbeam. Photo: Mike Masiuk, Penn State. Musclewood refers to hornbeam's fluted, smooth trunk, blue beech to the bluish-grey color of the bark.
Blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana) - Minnesota DNR
Click on the images help you identify an Blue beech. Form Small, slow-growing, bushy tree with spreading top of slender, crooked, or drooping branches; height 30'; diameter up to 24".
Blue Beech | Campus Trees
Blue beech, also called American hornbeam or musclewood, is medium-sized, slow growing tree native to Eastern North America, including the eastern edge of Minnesota. Leaves are dark green, oval, and serrated, and change to colorful tones of orange, red, and yellow in the fall.
Carpinus caroliniana (Blue Beech) - Minnesota Wildflowers
A understory species of moist lowland forests, it is a small-statured tree whose crown is easily lost in the lower canopy, and its tendency for multiple stems, even small colonies from root suckers, can give it a shrub-like appearance.
American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana - PNW Plants
American hornbeam, also known as ironwood or blue-beech, is a small, slow-growing deciduous tree native to the under-story forests of the eastern United States. American hornbeam features shiny, dark foliage with simple leaves that are 2.5”- 5” …