Carpinus caroliniana

Ironwood, Musclewood or Blue Beech

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  3-9                               Average Size:  20-30’H x 15-25’W

Identification:  Smooth gray-blue bark with thick, rounded ridges resembling muscles; ovate-oblong leaf, doubly serrated, birch-like; small nutlet fruit with 3 lobed wing arranged in drooping clusters.

Campus Location: School of Renewable Natural Resources, south lawn