Directory of Ostrya Resources

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The Ostrya genus is commonly known as the hop-hornbeams, because of the resemblance of the fruit to the flower of the hop (Humulus). Native to the temperate north hemisphere.

Resources in This Category

• Ostrya knowltonii

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/ostkno/all.html
  Information on distribution and occurrence, its value and use, characteristics, and fire ecology.

• Ostrya virginiana

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/ostvir/all.html
  Information on distribution and occurrence, value and use, characteristics, and fire ecology of Eastern Hophornbeam.

• Ostrya virginiana (Eastern Hophornbeam)

  http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/ostrya/virginiana.htm
  Detailed facts on habitat and life history, including native range, supporting soils, associated forest cover, reproduction, and growth.

• Ostrya virginiana (Eastern Hophornbeam)

  http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=62
  Describes physical characteristics of leaf, flower, fruit, twig, and bark. Includes images.

• Ostrya virginiana (Eastern Hophornbeam)

  http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/ovirginiana.htm
  Describes physical characteristics of leaf, flower, fruit, twig, and bark. Includes images.

 

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