Add to ORKGThe beautiful smooth muscle-like bark and unique clusters of nutlets subtended by a 3-parted leafy bract will serve as the best identification features for American hornbeam.NOTE: The bark image in the photo is of a tree at The Morton Arboretum labeled Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana but accurately illustrates the bark features of straight species Carpinus caroliniana.https://dc.cod.edu/horticulture-2242-carpinus-caroliniana/1012/thumbnail.jp
The dark gray craggy bark is not a distinctive identification feature.https://dc.cod.edu/horticultur...
The leaves of Carpinus caroliniana are alternate, simple, with a strong pinnate vein pattern, ellipt...
Carpinus caroliniana has a native range from Texas, north to Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, th...
American hornbeam twigs are dark red and slender. The larger branches are the same gray color and s...
The attractive bark inspires this species multitude of common names. The blue-gray color gives rise ...
The “cat scratched” bark feature helps to distinguish hophornbeam (Ostrya) from hornbeam (Carpinus) ...
The small twigs of European hornbeam have prominent lenticels and are olive-brown to reddish-brown i...
The bark is smooth and gray, with a sinewy muscle-like texture. Notice the fluted (rounded lengthwis...
Carpinus caroliniana has a native range from Texas, north to Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, th...
Common names= Amercian hornbeam, Blue beech, Iron wood, Muscle wood, Water beech
Carpinus caroliniana Walterblue-beech;American hornbeam;musclewood;ironwoodCarpinus carolinianabase ...
The fruit clusters are distinctive and provides an excellent feature to use to identify the genus Ca...
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 smooth, gray, fluted bark and branches adds a subtle beauty to the winter landscape.https://dc.c...
The dark gray craggy bark is not a distinctive identification feature.https://dc.cod.edu/horticultur...
The leaves of Carpinus caroliniana are alternate, simple, with a strong pinnate vein pattern, ellipt...
Carpinus caroliniana has a native range from Texas, north to Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, th...
American hornbeam twigs are dark red and slender. The larger branches are the same gray color and s...
The attractive bark inspires this species multitude of common names. The blue-gray color gives rise ...
The “cat scratched” bark feature helps to distinguish hophornbeam (Ostrya) from hornbeam (Carpinus) ...
The small twigs of European hornbeam have prominent lenticels and are olive-brown to reddish-brown i...
The bark is smooth and gray, with a sinewy muscle-like texture. Notice the fluted (rounded lengthwis...
Carpinus caroliniana has a native range from Texas, north to Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, th...
Common names= Amercian hornbeam, Blue beech, Iron wood, Muscle wood, Water beech
Carpinus caroliniana Walterblue-beech;American hornbeam;musclewood;ironwoodCarpinus carolinianabase ...
The fruit clusters are distinctive and provides an excellent feature to use to identify the genus Ca...
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 smooth, gray, fluted bark and branches adds a subtle beauty to the winter landscape.https://dc.c...
The dark gray craggy bark is not a distinctive identification feature.https://dc.cod.edu/horticultur...
The leaves of Carpinus caroliniana are alternate, simple, with a strong pinnate vein pattern, ellipt...
Carpinus caroliniana has a native range from Texas, north to Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, th...
