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BLUE BEECH. HORNBEAM. WATER BEECH. IRON-V/OOD. 



Blue refers to color of bark; the trunk resembles beech; horn refers to 

 horny texture of wood. 



Carpinus caroliniana Walter. 

 Carpinus, classical Latin name; caroliniana, named from the state. 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat : ( See map ) ; 

 best on western slopes 

 of Southern Allegheny 

 Mountains and in south- 

 ern Arkansas and Texas. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, a small 

 tree, 30'-50' high ; diam- 

 eter, 6"-2'; short, fluted, 

 sinewy trunk ; bark, 

 smooth, bluish gray ; 

 leaves, falcate, doubly 

 serrate; fruit, small oval 

 nut, enclosed in leaf-like 

 bract. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, light brown, sap- 

 wood thick, whitish; dif- 

 fuse-porous ; rings, ob- 

 scure; grain, close; rays, 

 numerous, broad. 



Physical Qualities : 

 Heavy (13th in this 

 list) ; 45 Ibs. per cu. ft., 

 sp. gr. 0.7286; very 



