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Ostrya
virginiana
Hophornbeam
- SIZE: 35'H x 20'W.
HARDINESS: zone 4 to 8.
HABIT:
Conical becoming more rounded and globose with age.
FOLIAGE: 2" to 5"
simple green turning yellow in fall.
DESCRIPTION: An attractive medium size
tree with gray scaley bark, tolerates shade and is grown as an understory tree.
Thrives in urban settings, clusters of green nutlets resembling the fruit of
the hop vine appear in summer
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