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Eastern Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

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Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Forbs & Flowers

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Shade

Wet

Dry

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Plant almost always occurs in wetlands.

Facultative Wetland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Facultative Plant occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Obligate Upland Plant almost always occurs in non-wetlands.

A tree with a trunk that looks like sinewy muscles and a rounded crown of slender, spreading branches. Fruits are borne in a hanging, hop-like structure. Resistant to insects (except the gypsy moth), disease, wind, ice, and most stresses of urban living. Notoriously sensitive to salt. Slow-growing. Yellow fall foliage. Attracts birds and other wildlife.

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Details

Plant Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Conditions

Sun

Dry

Native to Kentucky?

Native to Kentucky

Land Use

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in non-wetlands but may occur in wetlands.

Project Uses

Riparian Restoration

Upland Restoration

Urban / Tree Box

Tendency to Spread

Medium

Height (ft)

25-40

Tree Size Class

B: 25'-50' at maturity

Flower Color

Yellow

Fall Showy?

Flowering Time

April

Root Depth (ft)

1.3

Salinity Tolerance

Moderate Tolerance

Growth Rate

Slow