American hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood.

American Hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana, grows in moist soil.

American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)

Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) is a small hardwood tree in the genus Carpinus.

The under story has American holly, highbush blueberry, sweet pepperbush and, along the Hannah Eames Brook, American hornbeam or "musclewood" trees.

American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), a small tree common in Eastern woodlands, has a bluish gray bark that resembles muscle - close-fitting, with the smooth surface broken by sinewy ripples.

The Jones Creek Trail wanders through swamp bay, tupelo, swamp dogwood, American hornbeam and bald cypress along and across Jones Creek, a tributary of the St. Johns River.

In North America, its preferred hosts are oak, birch, maple, hickory, pecan, and American hornbeam, while in Europe, it is commonly found growing on oak, birch, alder, beech, hazel, chestnut, and ash.

Tree types of obvious notation include deciduous species such as Pin Oak, White Oak, Red Oak, Sugar Maple, Aspen, Ash, Birch, Cherry, Apple, Sassafras, American Hornbeam, Ironwood, and Walnut trees.

In Mexico, associations have been noted with Mexican alder, American Hornbeam, American Hophornbeam, and Liquidambar macrophylla, while in Guatemala the mushroom associates with Smooth-bark Mexican Pine and other pine and oak species.

European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) and the American hornbeam (C. caroliniana) can also be used to make an outdoor room - or a deer fence - but their branches and stems, with regular clipping, weave themselves into a solid hedge, as dense as privet.

The American hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood; the first from the resemblance of the bark to that of the American Beech Fagus grandifolia, the other two from the hardness of the wood and the muscular appearance of the trunk respectively.

This nature reserve contains a hardwood forest of several species including Maple, American Beech, Basswood, Blue-Beech, and Bur Oak.

Hook moved to Ironwood in 1925 and continued the practice of law.

The big front door was well over twice his own height, made of ironwood.

The man in black sat on an ancient ironwood log.

The city of Ironwood had plans to build a new municipal building since at least 1917.

"Mostly you need to be at least up Ironwood way to get one.

It is impossible to access inside the island due to the ironwood trees.

Ironwood Lake is a key point for many spawning fish in the area.

Under an ironwood they rested, picking seed from the ground.

In front of her stood the ironwood table, the tall, crystal pyramid.

When she had finished, Miss Ironwood put a number of questions.

The other alternative was to go back to Miss Ironwood.

As an afterthought, I sliced off a section of ironwood and passed it up.

Its other name, ironwood, gives some idea of its properties.

According to legends he was known for his special weapon, a bat made of ironwood.

The communal house has 7 rooms built on 48 ironwood pillars.

There was no devil-grass on this side and the ironwood would not burn.

There is nothing wrong with you," said Miss Ironwood. "

Finishing, he walked calmly over to the shade of the ironwood trees.

Mrs. Ironwood's door opened and she stood there glaring at me.

Kahlan smiled, trying to see herself in the dark, polished ironwood.

Common names include ironwood (shared with many other plants) and rose chestnut.

Mayo houses often have a cross made of ironwood to protect against evil.

Mrs. Ironwood shut the door behind me and marched to her chair.

The room changed about them, and they were standing in his office, before his massive ironwood desk.

The door to the crypts was made of ironwood.

American Hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana, grows in moist soil.

American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)

American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), a small tree common in Eastern woodlands, has a bluish gray bark that resembles muscle - close-fitting, with the smooth surface broken by sinewy ripples.

Virginia Native Tree Collection - native trees for use in a home setting, including Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana, Chionanthus virginicus, Magnolia virginiana, Ostrya virginiana, and Quercus lyrata.

The monumental buildings, because they were constructed of the most imperishable materials, appear almost whole, though there are a few fallen columns and sagging porticos, and in several places small trees (mostly the sad carpinus caroliniana, I believe) have rooted in the crevices of walls.