1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Europe
1.4 Types
Not available
Carpinus caroliniana caroliniana, Carpinus caroliniana virginiana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Coral
Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Yellow, Yellow green, Orange Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings
Not Available
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Canker, fungus
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Insects, Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
Good for the Scalp, Stops hair loss
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
Anxiety, Bleeding, Cold, Cough, Cuts, Eye Infection, Fatigue, Fights Depression, Insomnia, Menstrual Disorders, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for woodware
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALNUS rubra
CARPINUS caroliniana
7.2 Common Name
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
American Hornbeam, Musclewood, blue-beech, Ironwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
rot-Erle
Amerikanische Hainbuche
7.2.3 In French
aulne rouge
Charme de Caroline
7.2.4 In Spanish
aliso rojo
Carpinus caroliniana
7.2.5 In Greek
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
american γαύρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
amieiro vermelho
Carpinus caroliniana
7.2.7 In Polish
czerwony olcha
Grab amerykański
7.2.8 In Latin
red alnus
american hornbeam
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species