Carpinus caroliniana Hedge needles give a dreamy billowing

needles give a dreamy billowing texture and very large pine cones provide a seasonal interest

and offering pretty kidney-shaped blue-green foliage in summer

coppery foliage is often retained late into winter

It grows into a medium-sized tree with a wide conical crown that becomes spherical with age

Carpinus caroliniana Hedge needles give a dreamy billowingA slow growing tree, native to Missouri with a beautiful broadly round crown and smooth, grey bark. Older limbs often exibit a distinctive and handsome muscle like fluting. Being a natural understory tree, this species does well in full to part shade. Clusters of winged nutlets in summer. Respectable orange, red and yellow autumn colours. H6