American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana Walter - Birch family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Orange
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on American Hornbeam: Acrobasis carpinivorella, Acronicta grisea, Anisota virginiensis, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Apatelodes torrefacta, Apoda y-inversum, Automeris io, Automeris io io, Baileya dormitans, Baileya ophthalmica, Besma endropiaria, Cameraria corylisella, Cameraria ostryarella, Crocigrapha normani, Crocigrapha normani, Datana ministra, Eacles imperialis, Ectoedemia quadrinotata, Ennomos subsignaria, Erannis tiliaria, Eupsilia tristigmata, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa guttivitta, Heterocampa umbrata, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis arthemis, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Lomographa vestaliata, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma disstria, Menesta tortriciformella, Morrisonia confusa, Nemoria mimosaria, Pandemis lamprosana, Paonias excaecata, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Phigalia titea, Probole amicaria, Satyrium liparops, Schizura leptinoides, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Sparganothis pettitana, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Ontario, Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.