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American Hornbeam
American Hornbeam
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$19.95 USD
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SKU: HORNBM QT-1
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Deciduous |
| Light Requirement | Partial, Full Shade |
| Soil Condition | Well Drained, Moist |
| Bloom Season | Spring |
| Bloom Color | White |
| Mature Height | 30 - 50ft |
| Planting Zone | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Description
Buy Now: Add the Elegant Hornbeam Tree to Your Garden!
Product Overview:
Carpinus caroliniana, commonly called the American hornbeam, is a slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive globular form. Native to Missouri, it is typically found in rich moist woods, valleys, ravine bottoms, and rocky slopes along streams. This beautiful tree grows 20-35 feet tall and features a smooth, gray trunk and larger branches with distinctive muscle-like fluting, giving it the nickname 'muscle wood.' Flowers appear in spring in separate male and female catkins, which give way to clusters of winged nutlets. Its serrated, elliptic-oval, dark green leaves often produce respectable colorful shades.
Key Features:
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Attractive Form: Small to medium-sized tree with a globular shape.
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Distinctive Bark: Smooth, gray trunk with muscle-like fluting.
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Seasonal Color: Leaves change to yellow, orange, purple, or red throughout the year.
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Wildlife Friendly: Attracts finches, ruffed grouse, and wild turkeys with its nutlets.
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Versatile Growth: Can be grown as a multi-stemmed shrub or single-stemmed tree.
Plant Characteristics:
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Height: 20-35 feet tall
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Spread: Varies based on growth conditions
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Bloom Time: Spring
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Flower Color: Separate male and female catkins
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Leaf Color: Dark green, changing to yellow, orange, purple, or red
Care & Maintenance:
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Light Requirements: Thrives in full sun to partial shade.
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Soil Requirements: Prefers moist, acidic soils and performs well in rich, fertile soil.
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Watering: Water regularly until established.
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Tolerant Conditions: Withstands flooding and is more heat-tolerant than other members of this genus.
Ideal Uses: American hornbeam is perfect for small yards, naturalistic gardens, and as a specimen tree. Its distinctive appearance and colorful foliage make it a standout in any landscape.
π³ Enhance Your Garden Today! Donβt miss out on the opportunity to add the elegant American hornbeam to your garden. Its unique appearance, colorful foliage, and minimal care needs make it a must-have for any landscape. Order now and enjoy the beauty and shade of this exquisite tree!
Shipping Information:
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Available Size: Hornbeam trees are growing in quart-size containers.
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Planting Instructions
How Your Plants Are Shipped & Care Instructions
To ensure a seamless transition to your garden, please follow the specific steps below based on the type of plant you ordered:
π¦ 1. Container-Grown Plants
Our container-grown plants are shipped with fully established root systems nestled in premium potting media.
- Unpack & Water Instantly: Carefully remove the protective packaging and check the soil moisture. Give the pot a thorough watering until moisture runs out the bottom drainage holes.
- Acclimation Period: Place your container plant in a sheltered, partially shaded location for 2 to 3 days to help it recover from transit before moving it to full sun.
- Planting Depth: Plant at the exact same depth it was sitting in its shipping container, gently loosening the outer roots if they are encircling the root ball.
- Moisture Control: Keep the soil consistently damp but never soggy for the first few weeks as the roots expand.
π± 2. Seedling & Liner Bare-Root Plants
Seedlings and liners are young, vibrant plants shipped without pots to make transit highly efficient.
- Immediate Attention: Unpack immediately upon arrival. If you cannot plant them right away, keep the roots moist and store them in a cool, shaded location out of the wind.
- Hydration First: Soak the roots in a bucket of water for 1 to 2 hours right before planting to wake them up.
- Planting: Spread the roots out naturally in the planting hole. Ensure the crown (where the roots meet the stem) sits right at the soil level. Water thoroughly to settle the soil around the roots.
πΎ 3. Groundcover Bare-Root Plants
Groundcover bare-root bundles (like Vinca minor or Sedum) are shipped dormant or semi-dormant, ready to take off once in the ground.
- Check Moisture: Open the bundle immediately. The packing material around the roots should be damp. If planting is delayed a day or two, lightly mist the roots to keep them from drying out.
- Soak Before Planting: Soak the root systems in water for about an hour before putting them in the ground.
- Spacing & Depth: Plant them at the same depth they were growing previously, firming the soil gently over the roots to eliminate any air pockets. Water heavily right after planting and keep the area consistently moist until established.
Shipping Information
Orders containing only hard goods generally ship right away
as the inventory allows. Those items ship year-round and generally within one
week.
When ordering plants during fall or spring shipping, we will
set your order for theΒ next available shipping week appropriate for your
location. April and May are our busiest months, and sometimes shipping delays
happen. Plants may be processed later than scheduled or the shipping department may get behind. This is not the norm, but it does sometimes happen. Please bear with us if this happens.
Our bare-root (field-grown) trees and shrubs typically arrive at the facility for shipping in November, December, and January (for fall shipping) and in February, March, April, and May (for spring shipping).
An example ofΒ month-by-month shippingΒ would be as follows, as plants are available:
January - zones 9 - 10Β
February - zones 8 - 10Β
March - zones 7 - 10
April - zones 6 - 10
May - zones 5 - 9
June - zones 3 - 8
JulyΒ - zones 3 - 7
August - zones 4 - 7
September - zones 5 - 8
October - zones 5 (some areas) - 9
November - zones 6 (some areas)Β - 10Β
December - zones 8 - 10
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