Carpinus caroliniana

Also called Blue Beech, American Hornbeam, American Carpinus

Rounded to oval crown with wide spreading branches
Attractive yellow or green catkins
Catkins turn into distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
Serrated dark green leaves in the summer turn yellow, orange and red in the fall
Smooth gray bark has distinctive muscle-like fluting
Bloom Time: Early spring

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Green

HEIGHT:
8-10 m

SPREAD:
8-10 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

A relatively low-maintenance plant; attractively shaped understorey tree for shady sites, but will grow just fine in full sun. Suitable for lawns or naturalized in woodland areas. Available as a multi-stemmed clump or tree form.