| The American Hornbeam is a great plant for | | | | roots do need to dry out so they don't rot. |
| wildlife improvement. Deer will browse this | | | | The water table where this plant is located |
| tree but it is not preferred. This is a key | | | | may have a high fluctuating water table. A |
| to its success as a wildlife improvement | | | | good loam on the surface helps this plant |
| plant. If you plant a small apple tree and it | | | | greatly. This plant can take some flooding. |
| grows backwards, what have you accomplished? | | | | American Hornbeam is typically an understory |
| The Hornbean is going to make it. That's a | | | | species and rarely occurs in the overstory or |
| great consideration when establishing or | | | | dominates a stand. Thus, plant this with |
| imporoving a wildlife habitat. American | | | | other companion plants and increase the |
| Hornbeam is an important food of gray | | | | diversity of your habitat. This will greatly |
| squirrels. Hornbaeams are important sources | | | | improve the quality of your habitat. I |
| for other small game animals such as grouse | | | | suggest these companion plants with the |
| and turkeys. Its branching attracts many song | | | | Hornbeam: Black Cherry, Sugar Maple, White |
| birds for it makes great cover. Rabbits and | | | | Oak, Black Oak, Northern , Red Oak, River |
| beavers also like it stems. | | | | Birch, Sycamore, Pin Oak, and Sweetgum. |
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| Native Range of the American Hornbeam: | | | | If you are establishing a large stand you |
| | | | will want to buy seedlings and smaller |
| American hornbeam is native to much of the | | | | plants. These available usually in the |
| eastern United States. This plant can stand a | | | | spring. We do recommend trees 10-15' in |
| wide variety of soil conditions. Wet soils | | | | height which we are balled and burlapped |
| can be used but not bog like in wetness. The | | | | throughout the season. |