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| Hornbeam Carpinus betulus (yellow/green) |
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| Flower Meaning: Cheerfulness, Dreams, Energy, Joy, and Manifestation |
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| Bloom and Blossom: The soul makes unlimited reserves of energy available to the body, unfortunately, these are seldom tapped to their full potential. At the soul level, energy is produced not by calories or fuel, but by full attention and positive connection to one's work or life tasks. Those individuals who experience monotonous routines, or lack genuine interest or involvement in their work, can feel extreme tiredness and exhaustion completely out of proportion to the real capacity of the physical body. Hornbeam reorients the soul so that it can freshly perceive work or habits which may have become overly dull or routine. Hornbeam sometimes brings an inner realization that a new approach or new lifestyle is necessary to completely recapture one's full energy. Above all, Hornbeam nourishes the soul with renewed strength and vitality so that it may live more effectively and more joyfully in the world. The colors that represent Hornbeam are yellow and green. The positive qualities of Hornbeam are: Dynamic involvement in life's tasks; and steady state of energy. |
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| Flower Facts: Hornbeam is a deciduous hardwood tree. The flowers are wind-pollinated pendulous catkins, produced in spring. The male and female flowers are on separate catkins, but on the same tree (monoecious). The fruit is a small nut about, held in a leafy bract that is slightly asymmetrical. The asymmetry of the seedwing makes it spin as it falls, improving wind dispersal. The wood of hornbeams is very hard, and not used much due to the difficulty of working it. Its hardness has however lent it to use for carving boards, tool handles, coach wheels and other situations where a very tough, hard wood is required. The common English name of "hornbeam" derives from the hardness of the wood (likened to horn) and the Old English beam, a tree (cognate with German "baum"). |