Carpinus caroliniana

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Carpinus caroliniana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Carpinus caroliniana, Walt. (C. americana, Michx. C. virginiana, Michx. f.). American Hornbeam. Blue Beech. Fig. 820. Bushy tree, rarely 40 ft.: lvs. ovate-oblong, usually rounded at the base, acuminate, sharply and doubly serrate, glabrous at length, except in the axils of the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long: fr.-clusters peduncled, 2—4 in. long: bracts ovate or ovate-lanceolate, ¾-l in. long, with 2 broad and short unequal lateral lobes, and a much longer middle lobe, usually serrate only on one margin. E. N. Amer., west to Minn, and Texas; also, in Mex. and Cent. Amer. S.S. 9:447. Em. 1:199. Gn. 24, p. 418.—Bushy tree, with dense, but slender and often somewhat pendulous branches, and dark bluish green foliage, changing to scarlet or orange-yellow in fall. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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