Description
The two to four inch cluster of nutlets starts out a light, lime green, changing to reddish-yellow, and finally a tan-brown at maturity.
NOTE: This image shows a cluster from a tree at The Morton Arboretum labeled Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana but accurately illustrates the color of straight species Carpinus caroliniana fruit at maturity.
Preview
![image preview](https://dc.cod.edu/horticulture-2242-carpinus-caroliniana/1007/preview.jpg)
Image Source
Karren Wcisel, TreeTopics.com
Image Creation Date
10-20-2007
Keywords
Betulaceae, Carpinus caroliniana, American hornbeam, blue beech, musclewood, ironwood, tree, deciduous