what is a hornbeam
Save all your favourite Woodland Trust content in one place. Hornbeam is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to the south of the UK, but widely planted elsewhere. Interesting fact: the name hornbeam comes from the hardness of its timber - âhornâ means âhardâ and âbeamâ was the name for a tree in old English. Overview: often confused with common beech, the bark is pale grey with vertical markings, sometimes with a short, twisted trunk, which develops ridges with age.