Their exceptionally hard trunks earn the trees their name (which stems from Old English ... grow different hornbeam varieties in different lighting conditions! For example, the American hornbeam ...

THERE ARE TWO members of the birch family that often go unnoticed in the understory of our forests: the Eastern hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) and American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana).

Also known as American hornbeam, blue beech, musclewood, ironwood and water beech, it is one that is often overlooked, but it is an interesting and beautiful understory tree that deserves ...

If you're looking for a tree that grows well in part to full shade and also in wet sites, consider our native American Hornbeam, which is a member of the birch family. The botanical name is ...

This small, native, shade tolerant tree also is identifiable by its simply finely toothed leaves on thin twigs as well as its brown flaky bark. Learn how to separate it from its cousin American ...

As I walked one trail recently, a papery, fluttering miniature kite-tail dropped from overhead — a seed cluster from last year's American hornbeam. As delicate as it is, the light snow load this ...

There are two members of the birch family that often go unnoticed in the understory of our forests: the Eastern hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) and American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana.) ...