Basisdaten
description:
The American hornbeam comes from eastern North America there is very widespread.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Carpinus caroliniana
other name:
Carpinus caroliniana
other name:
Ironwood
other name:
Musclewood
family:
Birch family (Betulaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 12 m (39 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of American hornbeam are ovoid, 5 – 10 cm (2 – 3.9 in) long, 3 – 4 cm (1.2 – 1.6 in) broad and pointed. The leaf underside is brighter. The leaf margin is serrated
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
red - orange
flowering:
April – May
blossom color:
yellow-green
blossom description:
Hanging catkins, male flower to 6 cm long, female flowers about 10 cm (3.9 in). Both flowers are yellow-green. The flowers appear simultaneously with the leaf shoots.
gender distribution:
monoecious
fruit:
Samaras, in pairs to 3-lobed cover sheet.
branches:
The branches are brown to gray, thin and grow slightly zigzag. The buds are brown and protrude from the twig.
bark:
The bark is thin, smooth, gray to bluish gray, independent of age or size.
root:
Heart-rooting plant
location:
Sun to shade
soil:
fresh humus soils
ph value:
NULL
usage:
single tree, planting in groups, hedge plant, tolerates pruning good