Is an american hornbeam common in central Indiana?
Native and genuinely common in central Indiana along stream terraces and in the wet-mesic woodlots that subdivisions were built into. It is also one of the native small trees now recommended in place of Callery pear, which is widely discouraged here though not banned under Indiana's Terrestrial Plant Rule, so newer plantings are appearing in front yards and utility corridors.
Why that matters for tree work
This is the small native that almost never generates a storm call — dense, windfirm wood on a 20-30 ft frame means it sits under power lines and beside patios without failing. It shows up on quotes for clearance pruning, for removal after construction damage, or because someone misidentified it as a beech; genuine hazard removals on hornbeam are rare.
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