Description
Easily grown in average, medium moisture soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, organically rich soils. (Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant Finder)
Carpinus caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
| Size | Price |
| 100-GALLON | $595.00 |
Hardiness Zones:
3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9bQuick Overview:
Carpinus caroliniana, commonly called American hornbeam, is a slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive globular form. Typically grows 20-35′ tall. The smooth, gray trunk and larger branches of a mature tree exhibit a distinctive muscle-like fluting that has given rise to another common name of musclewood for this tree. Dark dark green leaves often produce respectable shades of yellow, orange and red in fall. The extremely hard wood of this tree will, as the common name suggests, take a horn-like polish and was once used by early Americans to make bowls, tool handles and ox yokes. (Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant Finder)
