Tendrils

Hop-hornbeam Bark

As leaves fall in autumn, so does a key element in identification of trees, lost to the wind. The bark of the tree is another route to take if you want that I.D. This scrappy looking bark belongs to the Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana). Pay attention as you roam through the woods. What are the barks that you are seeing?

Brenda Clements Jones

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4 responses to “Hop-hornbeam Bark”

  2. Aw, thank you for your very kind note Libby. It gives me great comfort to know that. Doing this blog gives me joy. I love to share the world of nature.

    Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving.

    Missing you.

    Thanks bunches for reading my posts.
    Bren

  3. Hi Brenda,

    Sometime would you please compare Hop-hornbeam Bark to shag bark hickory? Thanks for your blog!

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and Bill.
    Jo

    • Hi Jo! That had occurred to me as I was writing but due to time constraits I decided not to tackle the issue with this post but that’s a might good question. Right off the top of my head it is a question of size. Those shreds of the Hop-hornbeam tree are very slender (think pencil size, or smaller, thin), and the tree is small. With the Shag-bark Hickory, the shreds are quite large. I’ll tackle it in another post. I’m hoping that I have photos in which you can get an idea of scale.

      Thanks for the great question. There is also another question that I could tackle. There is also a Hornbeam Tree. Very similar names and similar in some physical traits as well.

      Happy Thanksgiving to you and YOUR Bill too!

      Thanks bunches for reading my posts.
      Bren