Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K.Koch
- light
- Any light
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 9.1 m
- wide
- 7.0 m
Betulaceae
Also called Hophornbeam, American Hophornbeam, Eastern hop hornbeam, Hop hornbeam
Formerly Carpinus virginiana
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- C. & E. Canada, C. & E. U.S.A. to Wyoming, Mexico to C. AmericaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Sun or shadeRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 6.1 m to 12 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 4.6 m to 9.3 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, green, brownRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (7)
- Spanish
- mora, guapaque, guichin
- Finnish
- Amerikanhumalapyökki
- French
- bois de fer, Ostryer de Virdinie
- Dutch
- Amerikaanse hopbeuk
- Slovenian
- Virginijski gaber, virginijski gaber
- Turkish
- Amerika kayacığı
- Chinese
- 美国铁木
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Ostrya virginiana (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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