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