hornbeam

• Close by was a picturesque old thatched summer-house, covered with roses; on each side were glades of chestnut, hornbeam, and lime trees, and looking westward Windsor Castle could be seen on the far horizon. —  Lady John Russell
• Another double border, surrounded by yew hedges clipped to look like the battlements of a castle and hedges of European hornbeam, also features small box topiaries and imported saddlestones. —  Greenwich Time Most Viewed
• Hop hornbeam, Ironwood, Leverwood 57, 58 Birch family. —  Handbook of the Trees of New England
• Hop hornbeam, Ironwood, Leverwood 57, 58 Over-cup oak. —  Handbook of the Trees of New England
• The hornbeam, which has a very small amount of fire and of the earthy in its composition, but a very great proportion of air and moisture, is not a wood that breaks easily, and is very convenient to handle. —  The Ten Books on Architecture

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