Ostrya virginiana (American hop-hornbeam)
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Notes
Key Characteristics
- Leaves with several veins, especially near the blade base, that branch near the margin
- Fruit, a nut, enclosed by an oval, flattened, saclike bract; fruit cluster resembling hops
- Bark grayish brown, separating into narrow, longitudinal strips, loose at ends, giving a shredded appearance
Sourced from page 263 of "Michigan Trees"
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Many come from Steve Baskauf at Vanderbilt University