Carpinus caroliniana

Common Name: Blue Beech

Plant Type: Tree

Habitat: Woodland Edge

Light Requirements: Sun-Part sun

Soil Moisture: mesic, wet

Soil Type: All

Height: 20 - 30 ft

Bloom Time: late spring

Flower Colour: yellow reddish- purple

Germination Requirements: Seed needs a period of warm, moist stratification followed by cold stratification and will germinate after being shifted back to warm, for example 70°-40°-70°F

Details/Comments: Slow growing. Very hard wood. Fall colour yellow to red.

Common Name (Alt): Blue-Beech, Hornbeam

Picture Copyright: John Oyston