Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.
European hop-hornbeam
The European hop-hornbeam is a broadleaf deciduous tree that can reach up to 21 meters in height. It has a conical or irregular crown and a scaly, rough bark. The leaves are alternately arranged, double-toothed, and birch-like, measuring 3–10 cm in length. They are many-veined with 11-15 pairs and have a slightly hairy or smooth underside. The tree produces male catkins that are 5–10 cm long and female catkins that are 2–5 cm long. The fruit forms in pendulous clusters, 3-8 cm long, with each seed being a small nut fully enclosed in a bladder-like involucre.
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Fagales
Betulaceae
Ostrya
The wood of the European hop-hornbeam is very heavy and hard. Historically, it was used to fashion plane soles and in the manufacture of wooden cogs and gears. The tree serves as a food plant for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species.
Spring
Up to 21 meters
The European hop-hornbeam is found in the medium elevations, particularly in southern Italy and Sicily, within the South Apennine mixed montane forests ecoregion of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome. It has been cultivated in England since before 1724.
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