Add to ORKGThe bark is smooth and gray, with a sinewy muscle-like texture. Notice the fluted (rounded lengthwise ridges) trunk. These bark features are common to both Carpinus betulus and Carpinus caroliniana.https://dc.cod.edu/horticulture-2242-carpinus-betulus/1002/thumbnail.jp
The multiple stems tend to have thin, silvery to brownish bark. The bark is not an important identif...
The dense formal habit and subtle ornamental bark creates a distinctive winter silhouette.https://dc...
The “cat scratched” bark feature helps to distinguish hophornbeam (Ostrya) from hornbeam (Carpinus) ...
The larger branches have the same muscle-like smooth gray bark as the trunk.https://dc.cod.edu/horti...
Notice the smooth, fluted bark of Carpinus compared to the stringy bark of Ostrya.https://dc.cod.edu...
The beautiful smooth muscle-like bark and unique clusters of nutlets subtended by a 3-parted leafy b...
American hornbeam twigs are dark red and slender. The larger branches are the same gray color and s...
The dark gray craggy bark is not a distinctive identification feature.https://dc.cod.edu/horticultur...
The simple leaves are alternate with a deeply impressed pinnate vein pattern. Fall color is yellow. ...
The buds of Carpinus caroliniana are alternate with no true terminal bud. The imbricate reddish-brow...
Mature bark is gray, fissured and scaly.https://dc.cod.edu/horticulture-2242-pinus-flexilis/1001/thu...
Carpinus betulus has a densely branched, broad pyramidal habit. It is common for it to branch very l...
The buds of Carpinus betulus are alternate with no true terminal bud. They are reddish-brown and imb...
The angled buds that hug or curve onto the stem will be the best feature to use to identify Carpinus...
The mature bark is scaly and gray/black. It almost looks reptilian. Books often describe the bark as...
The multiple stems tend to have thin, silvery to brownish bark. The bark is not an important identif...
The dense formal habit and subtle ornamental bark creates a distinctive winter silhouette.https://dc...
The “cat scratched” bark feature helps to distinguish hophornbeam (Ostrya) from hornbeam (Carpinus) ...
The larger branches have the same muscle-like smooth gray bark as the trunk.https://dc.cod.edu/horti...
Notice the smooth, fluted bark of Carpinus compared to the stringy bark of Ostrya.https://dc.cod.edu...
The beautiful smooth muscle-like bark and unique clusters of nutlets subtended by a 3-parted leafy b...
American hornbeam twigs are dark red and slender. The larger branches are the same gray color and s...
The dark gray craggy bark is not a distinctive identification feature.https://dc.cod.edu/horticultur...
The simple leaves are alternate with a deeply impressed pinnate vein pattern. Fall color is yellow. ...
The buds of Carpinus caroliniana are alternate with no true terminal bud. The imbricate reddish-brow...
Mature bark is gray, fissured and scaly.https://dc.cod.edu/horticulture-2242-pinus-flexilis/1001/thu...
Carpinus betulus has a densely branched, broad pyramidal habit. It is common for it to branch very l...
The buds of Carpinus betulus are alternate with no true terminal bud. They are reddish-brown and imb...
The angled buds that hug or curve onto the stem will be the best feature to use to identify Carpinus...
The mature bark is scaly and gray/black. It almost looks reptilian. Books often describe the bark as...
The multiple stems tend to have thin, silvery to brownish bark. The bark is not an important identif...
The dense formal habit and subtle ornamental bark creates a distinctive winter silhouette.https://dc...
The “cat scratched” bark feature helps to distinguish hophornbeam (Ostrya) from hornbeam (Carpinus) ...