Musclewood
Family: Betulaceae (Birch Family)
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Height: 20-35 feet
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Spread: 20-35 feet
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Bloom Time: February
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Light: part shade to
full shade
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Soil: average,
tolerates clay soil; prefers moist, organically rich soils
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Moisture: medium
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Use: understory tree
for shady sites; lawn tree or naturalized in woodland areas
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems; leaf spot, canker and twig blight are occasional
disease problems
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Native to: eastern North
America
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Notes: smooth gray
trunk and larger branches of mature tree exhibit a muscle-like fluting;
extremely hard wood; tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc. DONATED BY LISA JOHNSON IN MEMORY OF HENRY CUNNINGHAM, FATHER OF FORMER EXTENSION DEPARTMENT HEAD, LEE CUNNINGHAM
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F118
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