🌱 American Hornbeam, #2303 A/B
American Hornbeam (Carpinus Caroliniana), 2 bare-root seedlings, eBay $4/ea.
American hornbeam is commonly called ironwood. The American hornbeam is less popular than the European hornbeam as an ornamental; it requires partial shade and wind protection. (C. caroliniana) is also known as water beech and blue beech, the latter for its blue-gray bark. It seldom reaches 12 metres (39 feet).
