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Leaves
Alternate Simple Oval shaped Edges are double-
toothed and really small (kind of like a saw or a knife)
Rich dark green
Bark
When young it is smooth
When tree is mature, the bark is in flat strips that are peeling (similar to scales)
Flowers/Fruit
Has two flowers Male flowers: slender
and drooping clusters of three on ends of branch
Female flowers: small reddish clusters closer to branch
Fruit are small seedlings incased in “pillows”
Hop Hornbeams are very durable trees; full sunlight
to light shade, moist to dry soil, clay to rocky soil, etc.
Very slow developing tree Typical habitats include dry deciduous woodlands,
woodland edges, limestone glades, and rocky wooded slopes.
Hop Hornbeam is usually found in upland woodlands. It is sometimes cultivated as a lawn tree.
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