Ostrya virginiana

American Hophornbeam, Hop-hornbeam

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Family: Betulaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: August - October

American Hophornbeam is a relatively small tree with shaggy older bark. Its seed clusters resemble hops, giving it the "hop" in its common names.

8 April 2021 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA (emerging leaves and catkins in spring)	8 April 2021 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	14 November 2012 Wildcat Mountain Nature Preserve, Marshall, VA (very large specimen)	8 April 2021 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
8 April 2021 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA (leaf buds and last year's seed capsules)	8 April 2021 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA (seeds with millimeter scale)