Common Name: American Hophornbeam
Latin Name: Ostrya virginiana
Size: 25 (min) to 40 (max)
Are you looking for this plant? Let us know and we'll help you find it!
Are you a retailer who sells this plant? Do you want to list it here? You can enter your inventory directly on PlantPlaces.com, using a web browser or an Android™ device. Contact Us to request an account.
Are you a retailer who sells this plant? Do you want to list it here? You can enter your inventory directly on PlantPlaces.com, using a web browser or an Android™ device. Contact Us to request an account.
Plant Facts
Do you have this plant?
Would you like to dedicate a plant to someone?
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Origin: Eastern & Midwestern North America
Maximum Height: 40 feet
Contact us to order an aluminum plant label from PlantPlaces.com!
Category: Tree Would you like to dedicate a plant to someone?
American HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Origin: Eastern & Midwestern North America
Maximum Height: 40 feet
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Ostrya
species: virginiana
Origin: Eastern & Midwestern North America
Size: 25 (min) to 40 (max)
Size Description: Med Tree
Notes:
Characteristics:
| Availability: | Limited Availability | ||
| Sustainability: | Very Good | See other plants that are sustainable. | |
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Average Performance | ||
| Deep Shade Tolerance: | Lower Than Average Performance |
Do you like this plant?
This plant is on the recommended list of: Scott Beuerline Alternatives to Invasive Plants Alternatives to Invasive Plants
Would you like your own recommender list? Simply Contact Us or use the form at the bottom of this page.
Would you like your own recommender list? Simply Contact Us or use the form at the bottom of this page.
Plant Images and Specimens
.jpg)
Large Tree in Fall Color (Badly shaped by power line pruning)
Location: Blome Rd., Montgomery, Ohio
Age: Old
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Fall
.jpg)
Fruits and Fall Leaves
Location: Blome Rd., Montgomery, Ohio
Age: Old
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Fall
.jpg)
Characteristically Textured Bark
Location: Blome Rd., Montgomery, Ohio
Age: Old
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Fall
.JPG)
Location: 2638 Shaker Lakeside Park
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
.JPG)
Leaves
Photo Credit: SF
Location: Lakeside Park 2638 Shaker lakeside park KY
Specimen: 148
Specimen: 148
Location: Seneca Gardens 2601 Broadmeade Seneca Gardens KY
Specimen: 351
Specimen: 351
Location: Village of Moscow, Ohio Water St Moscow OH [Latitude: 38.856442150000000 Longitude: -84.231286500000000] Specimen: 2711
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 39.171578720000000 Longitude: -84.526333040000000] Specimen: 2806
Location: Chicago Botanical Garden [Latitude: 42.148626810000000 Longitude: -87.792342480000000] Specimen: 3672
Location: University of Cincinnati 2600 Clifton Ave Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 39.129552590000000 Longitude: -84.517101190000000] Specimen: 3984