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CARPINUS - American Hornbeam / Blue Beech

Common Name: American Hornbeam / Blue Beech

Botanical Name: Carpinus caroliniana

Type: Tree

Height: 20-30'

Spread: 20-30'

Bloom: Feb

Sun Needs: Full Sun

Description

Spreading irregular shape, green foliage, orange to red in the fall, blue-gray bark is fluted with long sinewy ridges, slow growing.

Keywords

Bloom: Insignificant Flowers, Deciduous, Fall Color, Thornless, Cottage Garden, Clay Soil, Moist Soil, Normal Soil, Rocky Soil, Slow Growth Rate; t0510, t0511, t0512, t0513, t0514, t0515, t0516, t0517, t0518, t0519