Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana subsp. caroliniana
Carpinus caroliniana subsp. caroliniana
Also known as Carpinus americanus, Carpinus ostryoides
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Tree · American Hornbeam · Ironwood · Carpinus · Betulaceae · Understory Tree · Shade Tolerant · Fall Color · Southeastern Native · Deciduous
The American hornbeam (Carolina subspecies) is a handsome, slow-growing native understory tree valued for its smooth, sinuous gray bark and brilliant orange-red autumn foliage. It prefers moist, slightly acidic soils in partial to full shade and is ideal for naturalized woodland gardens, stream banks, and shaded landscapes in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Water regularly during the first two years to establish a strong root system, after which it requires little additional care.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow soil to dry slightly between waterings; supplement during dry spells · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7.4
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 180 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies, Bees
Sources: trefle
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