The American hornbeam is a native forest understory tree in the Chicago area, making it useful for shady landscapes and naturalized or woodland gardens. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, changing to dark green, then turn yellow to orange-red in the fall, offering a kaleidoscope of color throughout the year.
- Light Requirement - Full Sun
- Hardy in Zones : 3 to 9
- Mature size is 20 to 30 ft tall and wide
- Specialty - The hard wood of American hornbeam is used to make golf clubs, tool handles and mallets. American hornbeam is more difficult to transplant than European hornbeam. It should be transplanted balled-and- burlapped in the spring.
- Scientific Name - Carpinus caroliniana
Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. The plant reaches you with minimal damage- very safe and secure. We have been shipping plants like this for several years (plant are sometimes shipped in smaller pots for safety and ease of shipping). Most plants go dormant in fall and winter and will lose most of their leaves - looking dead and dry - very normal. They will flush out in spring.
We cannot send ship some plants and some sizes to California due to restrictions placed by department of agriculture.
Growing Zones: 3 to 9
| Mature Height: | 30 Feet |
| Sunlight: | Full Sun |
| Mature width: | 30 Feet |
| Botanical Name: | Carpinus caroliniana |
