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Carpinus caroliniana

Blue Beech/Musclewood (Blue Beech)

They are noted for their smooth, light gray, "muscled" bark. The light green foliage matures to dark green and then to yellow, orange, and red in the fall. Small nutlets are loved by wildlife.

  • »  Rounded to oval crown with wide spreading branches
  • »  Attractive yellow or green catkins
  • »  Catkins turn into distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
  • »  Serrated dark green leaves in the summer turn yellow, orange and red in the fall
  • »  Smooth gray bark has distinctive muscle-like fluting
  • »  Bloom Time: Early spring

1gal
$27.75
2gal
$47.25
3gal
$114.00
5gal
$195.00
10gal
$285.00
15gal
$315.00
20gal Clump Low Inventory
$405.00
20gal Low Inventory
$510.00
30gal
$870.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:8-10 m
  • Spread:8-10 m
  • Bloom Color: Green
Exposure
Full Shade
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
Medium
Attributes
Native to Ontario
Catkins
Deciduous
Fall Color
Flowering Time
Early Spring
Habit
Rounded
Spreading
Foliage Color
Green
Orange
Red
Yellow
Landscape uses
Naturalizing
Specimen
Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Carpinus caroliniana

Native to Ontario and parts of North America.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Carpinus caroliniana

A relatively low-maintenance plant; attractively shaped understorey tree for shady sites. Suitable for lawns or naturalized in woodland areas. Available as a multi-stemmed clump or tree form.