Also known as American hornbeam, blue beech, musclewood, ironwood and water beech, it is one that is often overlooked, but it is an interesting and beautiful understory tree that deserves ...

When we moved into our home, we decided to create a backyard refuge for wildlife, as well as a private and peaceful place for ourselves. We built a patio, developed a small woodland over the years ...

This week, we introduce the Blue Beech or Carpinus caroliniana. The blue beech, also known as the American hornbeam, musclewood or the water beech, is an understory tree that stands out due to its ...

On this edition of ID That Tree, meet the American hornbeam, also known as the musclewood or the water or blue beech. This native Indiana understory tree stands out due to its gray bark and striations ...

Though it is often commonly called blue beech because of its slate-colored bark, American hornbeam is actually a member of the birch family. Its other common names are ironwood, for the extreme ...

Because of its beautiful smooth, rippled gray bark, American hornbeam is called musclewood. It's also known as blue beech and among my collection of walking sticks I have a lean beauty that almost ...

Phillips suggested the American hornbeam as a native replacement for beech trees. “It has smooth bark and the same shape,” he said. Ultimately it doesn’t grow as big, but then how long will ...