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Carpinus caroliniana ~ American hornbeam ~ musclewood

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Characteristics:

FAC
Michigan C Value: 6
sometimes called "ironwood"
bark smooth with ridges (muscle–like)
leaf elm–like with single toothed edges
strong veins extend to tooth on leaf margins
nutlets are in pairs
native

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