Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies Birches and Allies Hornbeams Eastern Hornbeam species 3,226 observations Eastern Hornbeam Carpinus orientalis Field notes Key traits Layer Trees Light Full sun Part shade Moisture Well drained Moist Soil Rocky Sand Loam Clay Organic Drought tolerant Yes Resists Pollution Habit Dense Plant type Shrub Tree From NC State Extension. Close