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Hop-Hornbeam
hop-hornbeamOstrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch.
Hop-hornbeam is a small (>9 m) tree. It has an exquisitely shaped crown which is often as wide as it is high. Birds and small mammals feed on hop-hornbeam nuts and honeybees produce a delicious honey from the flowers. The wood is heavy and very hard.









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