American Hornbeam
Carpinus carolinianaAmerican Hornbeam is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 20–30 ft tall and 30 ft wide. It wants part shade to shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms orange in mid spring. Good for birds and butterflies.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Part shade to shade (2–4 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 20–30 ft
- Spread
- 30 ft
- Bloom
- Mid Spring · orange
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on loam, moist, poor drainage, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports birds and butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.