Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.

Hop hornbeam (en), Bois-de-fer (fr), Charme houblon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Ostrya

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 8.5
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Deciduous forests and scrub, open pine forests, very often on dry and stony limestone hills from 50-1700 metres in Turkey.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses charcoal material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ostrya carpinifolia habit picture by Émile Maurice (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia habit picture by Marie-Claude Deboin (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia habit picture by Georgia C (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ostrya carpinifolia leaf picture by Stefano Acco (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia leaf picture by Bernard Viala (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia leaf picture by Elsler Margit (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ostrya carpinifolia flower picture by De Oliveira Gerson (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia flower picture by Sylvie Hudaverdian (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia flower picture by Carlo Carlo (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ostrya carpinifolia fruit picture by Mercadal Chloé (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia fruit picture by franco (cc-by-sa)
Ostrya carpinifolia fruit picture by Claus Günther (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ostrya carpinifolia world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Conservation status

Ostrya carpinifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295664-1
WFO ID wfo-0000261449
COL ID 6TCXD
BDTFX ID 47069
INPN ID 111837
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ostrya italica Ostrya ladelchii Carpinus italica Carpinus ostrya Ostrya vulgaris Ostrya carpinifolia