Eastern Hophornbeam
Common Name: Eastern Hophornbeam
Species Name: Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch
Family Name: Betulaceae
Plant Type: Trees
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | North America |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Eastern, along Missouri and Arkansas borders |
| Sun Preference | Shade Tolerant |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Fruit clusters look like hops
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 6-inch diameter, 20-foot height
- Leaves: Decidious Broadleaf
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Birch-like and oval to lance-shaped
- Stipules: Yes
- Floral Characteristics
- Petals: Drooping, cylindrical and long
- Petal Number: 0
- Flower Color: Greenish or reddish
- Flower Timing: Early Spring
- Fruit Type: Cone-like
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Habitat | Closed canopy forest |
| Soil Type | Mesic Floodplains |
| USDA Cold Hardiness Zone | 6 to 8 |
| Successional Stage | Mid to late |