Scientific Name: Carpinus caroliniana
Common Name: American hornbeam (musclewood)
Native Range: Central Europe to Caucasus
Zone: 3 to 9
Plant type & Form: tree with attractive globular form
Height: 20.00 to 35.00 feet
Spread: 20.00 to 35.00 feet
Bloom Time: February
Bloom Description: White (female), Green (male)
Flower: Insignificant
Fruit: distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
Leaf: serrated, elliptic-oval, dark green
Bark: smooth, gray
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Soil type & pH: Prefers moist, organically rich soil
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Street Tree, Naturalize
Tolerates: Clay Soil, Black Walnut
Notes: slow growing and makes very hard wood
Identification notes: trunk and larger branches of a mature tree exhibit a distinctive muscle-like fluting, hence the name
