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American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)

  • American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana) https://www.sagebud.com/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana
    Credit: Photo by and (c)2005 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL-1.2
  • American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana) https://www.sagebud.com/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana
    Credit: Photo by and (c)2005 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL-1.2
  • American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana) https://www.sagebud.com/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana
    Credit: Fepup | Own work | License: PD
  • American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana) https://www.sagebud.com/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana
    Credit: Fepup | Own work | License: PD
  • American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana) https://www.sagebud.com/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana
    Credit: Fepup | Own work | License: PD
  • American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana) https://www.sagebud.com/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana
    Credit: Richard Webb, Bugwood.org, USA |
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  • American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana) https://www.sagebud.com/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana
    Credit: Richard Webb, Bugwood.org, USA |
    This image is at Forestry Images, a source for forest health, natural resources and silviculture images operated by The Bugwood Network at the University of Georgia and the USDA Forest Service.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
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Carpinus Caroliniana, or more commonly know as American Hornbeam, is a tree shrub with green foliage and green flowers of the genus Carpinus. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 40 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during mid spring and is tolerant of shade. Carpinus Caroliniana or American Hornbeam's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Carpinus
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Order: Fagales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FAC) 2(FAC) 3(FAC) 6(FAC)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • Allelopath: No
  • C:N Ratio: High
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: Yes
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Green
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Single Stem
  • Growth Rate: Slow
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 18
  • Height Mature (feet): 40
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Lifespan: Moderate
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: No
  • Shape and Orientation: Erect
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: None
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
  • Cold Stratification Required: Yes
  • Drought Tolerance: Low
  • Fertility Requirement: Medium
  • Fire Tolerance: Low
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 80
  • Hedge Tolerance: Low
  • Moisture Use: Medium
  • pH (Minimum): 4
  • pH (Maximum): 7.4
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 700
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 1200
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 28
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 62
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 20
  • Salinity Tolerance: None
  • Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -33
  • Bloom Period: Mid Spring
  • Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: Yes
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 30000
  • Seed Spread Rate: Slow
  • Seedling Vigor: Low
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: None





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