American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
- light
- Part–shade
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 7.6 m
- wide
- 8.4 m
Betulaceae
Also called Hornbeam, American Hornbeam, Blue beech, Musclewood
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- E. Canada to SE. U.S.A.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Part shade to shade (under 6 h)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 6.1 m to 9.1 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 6.1 m to 11 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, greenRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (2)
- Spanish
- capillero, oreja de ratón, palo blanco
- Chinese
- 卡罗琳鹅耳枥
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 2.5
- 3D model: Carpinus caroliniana (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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