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Blue Beech Carpinus caroliniana

Blue Beech Carpinus caroliniana. Classification. Figure 1: Classification Table. Shape, Form, Type. The Blue Beech tree may grow for 20 to 30 feet, and may spread as wide to 20 to 30 feet. It is oval in shape and symmetrical in form, its growth rate is slow, and it has a medium texture. [1].

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Blue Beech Carpinus caroliniana

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  1. Blue BeechCarpinuscaroliniana

  2. Classification Figure 1: Classification Table

  3. Shape, Form, Type The Blue Beech tree may grow for 20 to 30 feet, and may spread as wide to 20 to 30 feet. It is oval in shape and symmetrical in form, its growth rate is slow, and it has a medium texture. [1] Figure 2: Blue Beech tree

  4. Bark and Twig Figure 4: Blue Beech tree twig Figure 3: Bark of Blue Beech Tree The bark of the Blue Beech Tree is muscle-like, smooth, gray and fluted. [2] The twigs are of a reddish, brown color, and they are usually thin and droopy. [2]

  5. Leaf Figure 5: Blue Beech tree leaves The leaves of a Blue Beech tree are pinnately simple, the blade varies from 2 to 4 inches, the shape is ovate or oblong, they are toothed along the edge, and the arrangement is alternate. The underside of the leaf may be hairy or smooth. The color of the leaf is green and it varies from red, yellow, and orange, in the fall. [2]

  6. Bud Figure 6: Bud of Blue Beech tree The bud of the Blue Beech tree is ovate in shape, usually a chestnut brown color. They tend to be one-eighth of an inch long. [3]

  7. Flower and Fruit Figure 7: Flower of Blue Beech tree Figure 8: Fruit of Blue Beech tree The Blue Beech flower can be orange or yellow, then tend to not be showy and are inconspicuous. [4] The Fruit of the Blue Beech Tree are elongated and oval in shape, and vary from .5 to 1 inch long, they are dry and hard and brown in color. They attract birds and squirrels and are not showy. [4]

  8. Habitat and Range Figure 9: the range of Blue Beech tree The Blue Beech tree is native to eastern United States up to Canada, its extends westward just beyond the Mississippi River from north-central Minnesota to the Missouri River. It grows throughout the south down to the Gulf Coastal Plain. It is also found in central and southern Mexico, Guatemala, and western Honduras. [5]

  9. Uses Figure 10: Mallets made of Blue Beech tree The wood of a Blue Beech is strong and hard, but the tree is too small to be harvested for the manufacture of wood products. The wood is good for tool handles, levers, and mallets, and it’s a good food source for gray Squirrels. [6]

  10. References of data 1. Shape, form, and type- • 2009. University of Florida. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 • http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st120 2. Bark , Twig, leaf- • University of Florida. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 • http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st120 3. Bud- • 2010. Wikipedia. Date retrieved 6/22/2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpinus_caroliniana 4. Flower and Fruit- • 1993. Edward f. Gilman. Dennis g. Watson. Date retrieved 6/22/2010 http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/CARCARA.pdf 5. Habitat and Range- • 2010. F. T. Metzger. Date retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/carpinus/caroliniana.htm 6. Uses- • 2010. Blue beech. Carpinuscaroliniana. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/forest/htmls/trees/C-caroliniana.html

  11. References of Pictures • Figure 1:Classification Table- • 2010. Plants Topics. USDA. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=CACA18&display=31 • Figure 2: Blue Beech Tree- • 2010. Town of Huntersville. Tree List. Date retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://www.huntersville.org/interactive%20ordinance/Zoning_TOCtree.htm • Figure 3: Bark of Blue Beech Tree- • 2006. L. Rosenberg. Date retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://www.muhlenberg.edu/cultural/graver/Collections/WetlandPlants/Bluebeech.htm • Figure 4: Blue Beech tree twig- • 2010. ODNR. Carpinuscaroliniana. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/trees/beech_bl/tabid/5337/Default.aspx • Figure 5: Blue Beech leaves- • 2006. Stephen M. Sieberling. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://www.ibiblio.org/openkey/intkey/web/CACA18.htm • Figure 6: Bud of Blue Beech- • 2000. Plant Taxonomy. Key to Winter Twigs. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.una.edu/faculty/pgdavison/Twig%20Key.htm • Figure 7: Flower of Blue Beech Tree- • 2006. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/caca18.htm • Figure 8: Fruit of Blue Beech Tree- • 2010. Woody Plant Seed Manual. Date retrieved; 6/22/2010. http://www.nsl.fs.fed.us/wpsm/photos.html • Figure 9: Range of Blue Beech tree- • 2010. Western North Carolina Nature Center. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://www.wildwnc.org/education/trees/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana-betulaceae-birch-family • Figure 10: mallets made from Blue Beech- • 2010. The Best things. Traditional Wooden Carver’s and Joiner’s Mallets. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://www.thebestthings.com/newtools/wooden_mallets.htm

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