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Michael Dirr
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| Ostrya virginiana |
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Origin:
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Ontario to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas
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Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate to dry conditions.
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 3 to Zone 9
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 15' to 30'.
Dirr says: "a small, graceful tree with many horizontal or droopig branches usually forming a rounded outline, somewhat pyramidal in youth."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Brown
Season(s):
Spring
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
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Fruit:
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Color:
Yellow, Black
Season(s):
Fall
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a grouping plant.
Can be used as a shade tree.
Dirr says: "Attractive native, medium-sized tree for lawns, parks, golf courses, naturalized areas and possibly street tree use. The species has performed well in city plantings and very narrow tree lawns; once established it makes excellent growth. Abundant on slopes of the University Botanical Garden (U. of GA) above the Oconee River flood plain and is totally absent in the areas that are periodically flooded."
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Other:
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Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Drought
Is Resistant to Insects
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Ostrya virginiana is hardy in these areas:| Alameda, CA | Alamo, CA | Alsip, IL | | American Canyon, CA | Angwin, CA | Antioch, CA | | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | Bronx, NY | | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | Canton, MI | | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | College Point, NY | | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | Danville, CA | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Essex, CA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Fawnskin, CA | Ferndale, MI | | Florence, SC | Flushing, NY | Fontana, CA | | Forest Falls, CA | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Hunt Valley, MD | | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | Lexington, NC | | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | | Ludlow, CA | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Mercedes, TX | | Middle Village, NY | Mission, TX | Modesto, CA | | Moreno Valley, CA | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | | New Baltimore, MI | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | | Newport News, VA | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Olmito, TX | Penitas, TX | | Pharr, TX | Phelan, CA | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Pinon Hills, CA | Port Isabel, TX | | Progreso, TX | Redlands, CA | Rego Park, NY | | Rialto, CA | Ridgewood, NY | Rimforest, CA | | Riverdale, IL | Saratoga, CA | Soquel, CA | | Sparrows Point, MD | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | | Temperance, MI | Temple City, CA | Towson, MD | | Trenton, MI | Tres Pinos, CA | Upland, CA | | Virginia Beach, VA | Walnut, CA | Watsonville, CA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI |
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