Ostrya virginiana

Betulaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Small/Medium Tree (Understory)

25 - 50ft

20 - 35ft

Brown, Red

Nut/Nut-like; Brown, Green

Partial Sun, Shade

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Moist

May - May

yellow

moist, fertile soils to sandy sites; does best on well drained slopes and ridges

leaves may persist into winter; Tough and hard wood used for handles, pulpwood, mine props and charcoal; seeds eaten by ruffed and sharptail grouse, bobwhite, pheasant, ptarmigan; deer and cottontail rabbit browse the twigs