Melinda Myers

American Hophornbeam

Botanical Name

Ostrya virginiana

Hardiness

Zones 3b to 9

Height

30 to 50 feet

Width

10 to 25 feet

Flowers

Catkins, 1 inch long in groups of 3's,

Fruit

Nutlet enclosed in inflated pod, fruit clusters resemble fruit of hops

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, cool

Planting & Care

• Transplant as balled and burlap or container in spring
• Slow to recover from transplanting

Problems

None serious