Additional
Information: 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.
Ostrya Sites:
Ostrya knowltonii Ostrya knowltonii: Information on distribution and occurrence, its value and use, characteristics, and fire ecology. (Ostrya) http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/ostkno/
Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana: Eastern hop-hornbeam, North America. Information on distribution and occurrence, its value and use, characteristics, and fire ecology. (Ostrya) http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/ostvir/