American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
Family: Betulaceae
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| Form:
This is a small tree reaching 30 – 40 ft. in height and around 2 ft. in dbh. |
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Shape: alternate; simple, pinnate Margin: ovate to oval Texture: doubly serrate Variation: glabrous below |
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| Bark:
It has thin, smooth, blue-gray, muscular, bark. |
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| Twigs and Buds:
Zigzagging twigs are gray to red in color. Buds are angled in cross section. |
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| Flowers and Fruit:
The fruit is a ribbed nutlet. |
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| Distinguishing Characteristics:
Look for the muscular bark, alternate and doubly serrated leaves, and zigzagging twigs. |
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| Range:
Central Maine to central Iowa south to Florida. |
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| Silvics:
It is very tolerant of shade and grows on moist uplands, bottom lands, stream banks. |
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