Identifying musclewood

Identifying musclewood (hornbeam) - Carpinus caroliniana
Video created by to for the course NRES 201 - Dendrology to supplement class lectures and field walks.
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[@StormGod-X]

Great video. I had a question: is muscle wood and ironwood the same tree?

[@TreeHusker]

They are different species - musclewood is in the genus Carpinus, ironwood is in the genus Ostrya. But common names can different regionally, so always good to double check the scientific name to be sure.