Tree ID

[Omaha419]

Found in a park in Hagerstown MD. Very decorative looking tree.


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[Omaha419]

Reminds me of beech, but I thought beech grows straight up like a poplar. This shape of these trees reminded me of a giant dogwood.


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[CincyBurner]

Looks like American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) aka blue beech, muscle-wood, although leaves look shinier than typical. The link shows shiny leaves
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=h540
Distinguishing characteristics: double-serrate leaf margins with muscle-like smooth bark. Look for winged nutlets.
It's in the beech family, so its's a dense, good burning wood. It's a slow growing understory tree only growing about 30' tall.

 

[CincyBurner]

Erratum: It's in Betulacea - birch family

 

[Bushfire]

Looks like American Hornbeam to me. A wonderful tree.

 

[Omaha419]

Thanks!

The bark definitely reminded me of muscle.


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