Carpinus caroliniana - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Carpinus caroliniana, commonly called American hornbeam, is a slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive globular form.
Carpinus caroliniana - Wikipedia
Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) is a small tree reaching heights of 6–10 meters (20–35 ft), and often has a fluted and crooked trunk. The bark is smooth and greenish-grey, becoming shallowly fissured in all old trees.
Carpinus caroliniana - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
In early spring, yellow-green, male and fuzzy, yellow-green, female flowers mature. The small tree produces a small, ribbed nutlet that is carried by a 3-lobed leafy bract. The American Hornbeam is a short, stubby tree that can have one or more trunks, each a foot wide and aesthetically pleasing.
Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam) - Gardenia
In winter, the fluted blue-gray bark with long, sinewy ridges makes Carpinus caroliniana a lovely addition to the landscape. Native to eastern North America, American Hornbeam is a wonderful understory tree that is useful as a specimen or in groupings for shady landscapes.
How to Grow and Care for American Hornbeam - The Spruce
2022年9月27日 · 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, …
Underutilized Landscape Plant: Carpinus Caroliniana - American …
2023年12月13日 · As an understory tree, it prefers partial shade, but tolerates full sun and full shade, tolerating less sun in warmer climes. Its easy-going nature allows it to do well in a wide range of pH and moisture levels, although it would rather not be subjected to prolonged drought.
Carpinus caroliniana Walt - US Forest Service Research and …
American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), also called blue-beech, ironwood, water-beech, or lechillo (Spanish), is a small slow-growing short-lived tree in the understory of eastern mixed hardwood forests.
BLUE BEECH - CARPINUS CAROLINIANA | The UFOR Nursery & Lab
Firespire™ American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana 'J.N. Upright'): A narrow, upright cultivar with improved red-orange fall color; 20 feet high by 10 feet wide. Firespire™ American hornbeam is the best cultivar to be grown in Minnesota
ENH279/ST120: Carpinus caroliniana: American Hornbeam - EDIS
A handsome tree in many locations, the tree slowly reaches a height and spread of 20 to 30 feet. It will grow with an attractive open habit in total shade, but be dense in full sun. The muscle-like bark is smooth, gray, and fluted.
Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam, Ironwood)
Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam, Ironwood) The most climate-adaptable of our native trees, this understory plant is found in both upland and floodplain forests throughout eastern North America.*