Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension Master Gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Nestled in the forests of central Ohio among larger ...

There are two members of the birch family that often go unnoticed in the understory of our forests — the Eastern hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) and American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana.) Both are ...

Children from Parkside Preschool took turns helping Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz add mulch to the base of a pre-planted American hornbeam tree during an Arbor Day celebration Friday at Community Park.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The American hornbeam has two other ...

Gardening for winter appeal is often not considered when choosing ornamental trees for the landscape. By choosing “four-season trees” you enjoy the look of your garden year round. Think of it as ...

The American hornbeam has two other common names which describe the hardness of its wood and the sinew-like fluting of its trunk and older branches: ironwood and musclewood. The relatively small size ...