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