Hop-hornbeam | Description, Tree, Bark, Uses, & Facts
Hop-hornbeam, genus of about seven species of ornamental trees of the birch family (Betulaceae) native to Eurasia and North America. Their common name derives from their fruit clusters that resemble true hops. Learn more about the physical characteristics and major species of …
Ostrya virginiana (American Hop-hornbeam, Eastern Hop Hornbeam, Hop ...
Eastern hop-hornbeam, is a slender deciduous tree in the Betulaceae (birch) family. The common name is derived from the hardness of its wood and the hop-like fruit. It is found in dry, rocky forests and sloped areas scattered among the upland and mountain regions of North Carolina, although some larger specimens are found in deep, well-drained ...
Ostrya virginiana - Wikipedia
Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam) is a small deciduous understory tree growing to 18 m (59 ft) tall and 20–50 centimetres (8–20 in) trunk diameter. The bark is brown to gray-brown, with narrow shaggy plates flaking off, while younger twigs …
General: Birch Family (Betulaceae). It is a native, perennial, deciduous tree that is of 20 ft. to 50 ft. in height and 15 ft. to 30 ft. in width with very hard wood and brownish scaly bark. The buds have about 6 scales; leaves are oblong-ovate, sharply doubly-serrate, and downy beneath, 2 to 4 inches in length and 1 to 2 inches in width.
Ostrya virginiana - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Ostrya virginiana, commonly called American hop hornbeam, is a deciduous, Missouri native tree which usually occurs in dry soils on rocky slopes, upland woods and bluffs throughout the State. A small to medium-sized, understory tree with a generally rounded crown. Typically grows 25-40' tall with a slightly smaller spread.
Eastern Ironwood | Yale Nature Walk - Yale University
The Eastern Ironwood, known also as the American Hophornbeam, Eastern Hop-hornbeam, Hophornbeam, Ironwood, or Leverwood, stretches over much of the Eastern United States with its attractive foliage and bell-like inflorescences. Be sure to come in the summer to admire its attractive yellow-green color and festive white flowers.
Eastern Hop Hornbeam - Grow Native!
Smaller deciduous tree that bears distincitive scaly fruiting structures in summer that look like beer hops and are an important food source for gamebirds. Fruits are preceded by spring catkins, also utilized by wildlife. Simple alternate leaves are green in summer and yellow in autumn but may fall early. May shed its scaly bark.
Ostrya virginiana – Purdue Arboretum Explorer - Purdue University
A good, trouble-free small shade tree worthy of greater use. Very graceful with many drooping branches that create a rounded habit. Best on drier slopes, and is usually found in native ecosystems. Slow growing, and difficult to transplant. Does not tolerate periodic flooding (as does Carpinus caroliniana) or salt.
Ostrya virginiana (Mill - US Forest Service Research and …
Eastern hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), also called American hophornbeam, hornbeam, leverwood, and "ironwood," is a small, short-lived tree scattered in the understory of hardwood forests. It has a slow to medium growth rate on a great variety of …
IRONWOOD - OSTRYA VIRGINIANA | The UFOR Nursery & Lab
Ironwood, or eastern hop hornbeam, receives its common names from its extremely tough wood and hops like fruit. The branches are long and slender often drooping at the ends. The bark is light gray-brown, which is furrowed and ridged. Leaves are simple and grow alternately on the stem.