Firespire® Musclewood

Carpinus caroliniana ‘J.N. Upright’

Details
Height and Spread	15' tall x 8-10' wide
Shape and Growth	Upright
Plant Type	Deciduous shade tree
Flower	Inconspicuous
Bloom Time	Spring
Foliage	Green, orange-red fall color
Zone	3-4
Light	Full sun or shade
Soil	Prefers moist, well-drained soil, pH 5.0-7.4
Pruning or Shearing	Minimal pruning required
Landscape Uses	Focal point, screening or hedge plant, street tree planting under utility wires in low salt locations
Propagation	Grafting
Disease Resistance	Excellent
Environmental Benefits	Attracts bees, beneficials and birds

Bred by Mike Yanny, JN Plant Selections

Features

– Useful screening or hedge plant
– Tolerance for both sun & shade
– Minimal pruning required
– Selected native
– Beloved by wildlife, particularly cardinals
– Smooth gray bark provides winter interest

Notes

– Full sun for best fall color
– Mulching recommended for all landscape plantings

“I have grown Carpinus caroliniana ‘J.N. Upright’ Firespire® for 10 years in the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens (USDA Hardiness zone 4) and it has been more reliably winter hardy than any of the other columnar hornbeam selections. Its fiery red-orange autumn foliage coloration rates the best of the columnar hornbeams, so I consider Firespire® to be an ideal choice for use as a small-scale columnar tree.”

– Edward R. Hasselkus, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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