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American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

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Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Forbs & Flowers

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Shade

Wet

Dry

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Plant almost always occurs in wetlands.

Facultative Wetland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Facultative Plant occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Obligate Upland Plant almost always occurs in non-wetlands.

This slow-growing deciduous understory tree is known for its smooth gray trunk with muscle-like fluting, elliptic-oval dark green leaves and distinctive, pendulous seed clusters of winged nutlets, which appear in late spring after the flowering catkins. Leaves turn yellow, orange and red in fall. This species requires little pruning is not susceptible to disease or insect damage.

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Details

Plant Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Conditions

Shade

Wet

Native to Kentucky?

Native to Kentucky

Land Use

Facultative Occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Project Uses

Bioswale / Rain Garden / Green Dry Basin

Riparian Restoration

Upland Restoration

Urban / Tree Box

Wetland Restoration

Tendency to Spread

Medium

Height (ft)

20-35

Tree Size Class

B: 25'-50' at maturity

Flower Color

Orange

Fall Showy?

Yes

Flowering Time

Feb

Root Depth (ft)

1.6

Salinity Tolerance

Moderate Tolerance