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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