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Ostrya virginiana



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Ostrya virginiana
American hophornbeam

The slightly showy to non-showy flowers are monoecious and open in mid spring. The male flowers are yellow catkins that are about 2" long. The female flowers are small, greenish and uninteresting.

 
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