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Mature Height
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20 - 30 feet |
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Mature Spread
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20 - 30 feet |
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Soil Type
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Well Drained |
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Moisture
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Moist to Wet |
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Mature Form
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Wide Spreading |
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Growth Rate
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Slow |
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Sun Exposure
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Full Sun - Full Shade |
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Flower Color
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Inconspicuous |
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Fall Color
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Scarlet |
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Foliage Color
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Green |
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Zones
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3-9 |
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Price: 39.95
The American Hornbeam tree, Carpinus caroliniana, is a shade tolerant under story tree. American Hornbeam trees are also known by the common names of Musclewood, Ironwood, Blue Beech, and Water Beech trees.
The word "hornbeam" comes from the words "horn" for "toughness" and "beam" an old English word for "tree" and refers to this tree's very hard, tough, wood. This deciduous species provides nuts that are eaten by many birds such as grouse, bobwhite, pheasant and wild turkey. Cottontail rabbits and deer nibble on the shoots of this tree.
Carpinus caroliniana exhibits leaves that are thin and beautifully translucent. This shade tree will provide cool, dense shade in the summer because of its many leaves giving a dense appearance. In late autumn the leaves turn deep scarlet and orange providing good fall color tree.
Insect and disease damage
is not a serious problem with American hornbeam. The
species is resistant to frost damage; its succulent
foliage can withstand temperatures as low as -8.5° C
(17° F)
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