Ostrya carpinifolia
European hop-hornbeam · also Hop hornbeam, European hornbeam
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Ostrya carpinifolia is a deciduous tree with a rounded, open crown and dark green, finely-serrated foliage. It produces small, dangling flower clusters in large quantities, followed by papery nuts resembling hops. This tree is sensitive to drought, urban pollution, and strong winds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,2440.54%—3.8 in
- 8820.20%5.8 yr3.0 in
- 6490.06%—1.4 in
- 2640.09%32 yr9.8 in
- 210.04%6.3 yr—
- 120.01%17 yr17 in
- 100.01%—10 in
- 40.01%—2.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 70 ft
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Pollution tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 4.1 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Other Ostrya in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
