Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
European Hornbeam
C. caroliniana
American Hornbeam
Carpinus - Hornbeam
Ostrya
- Hophornbeam
Height
45 feet
60 feet
Fruit
Small hard nutlets in leaflike bracts born in pendulous clusters
Bladderlike pods in pendulous clusters
Catkins
Not evident in winter
Obvious all winter
Bark
Smooth "muscular"
Rough scaly
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