Blue Beech
Carpinus caroliniana
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Carpinus caroliniana, the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood understory tree in the genus Carpinus. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, musclewood and muscle beech for the distinctive sinewy, muscle-like appearance of its trunk. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota to southern Quebec, east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida.
Quick Facts
| Scientific name | Carpinus caroliniana |
| Family | Betulaceae |
| Height | 20-35 ft |
| Bloom time | Apr-May |
| Sun | Part shade to shade |
| Moisture | Mesic |
| Soil | Loam |
| Wildlife value | Understory tree; seed for birds; sinewy muscle-like bark |
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