Family: Betulaceae
American hornbeam, blue-beech, hornbeam, ironwood, muscle-wood
Paul Drobot
Robert W. Freckmann
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Carpinus: Latin possibly from carpentum, a horse-drawn Roman vehicle with wheels made from this wood
Plants: perennial tree to 40' tall with short, crooked, fluted trunks; crown broadly spreading; bark bluish gray, smooth to sometimes roughened
Leaves: oval to elliptic to narrowly elliptic; edges coarsely and irregularly doubly toothed; teeth sharp and narrow
Flowers: male catkin 3/4"-2 1/3" long; blooms late spring
Fruits: fruit clusters 1 1/2"-4 1/2" long, lobes triangular with a sharp tip
Habitat: moist; rich, deciduous woods; streambanks, floodplains, hillsides
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial tree to 40' tall with short, crooked, fluted trunks; crown broadly spreading; bark bluish gray, smooth to sometimes roughened
Leaves: oval to elliptic to narrowly elliptic; edges coarsely and irregularly doubly toothed; teeth sharp and narrow
Flowers: male catkin 3/4"-2 1/3" long; blooms late spring
Fruits: fruit clusters 1 1/2"-4 1/2" long, lobes triangular with a sharp tip
Habitat: moist; rich, deciduous woods; streambanks, floodplains, hillsides
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6, Wetland Indicator = FAC USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Trees: Photos, descriptions, information Virginia Tech Dept. of Forestry, College of Natural Resources: detailed description and photographs Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest; UW-Extension: Interactive guide providing information on cultivation including: soil, zone, growth rate, landscape uses, pruning, light requirements; with photos and Latin name pronounciation
Robert W. Freckmann
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Kenneth J. Sytsma
David Lee
David Lee
Paul Drobot
Matthew L. Wagner
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Know Your Trees
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