Ostrya japonica
East Asian hophornbeam · also Japanese hop-hornbeam, Asada
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Ostrya japonica, also known as East Asian hophornbeam or Japanese hop-hornbeam, is a tree species native to Japan, Korea, and China. It can grow up to 25 meters tall and is found in temperate forests, particularly in several provinces of China at altitudes between 1,000–2,800 meters.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 90.00%3.8 yr3.3 in
- 50.00%8.4 yr24 in
Traits
- Mature height
- 82 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.4 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 24 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
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Ostrya in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
