Carpinus caroliniana is American hornbeam (bluebeech, water beech) and
Ostrya virginiana is Eastern hophornbeam and had the common name "ironwood"
often applied to this species.  The Textbook of Dendrology by Harlow and
Harrar Fifth Edition published by McGraw-Hill.  This was the info they were
pushing over thirty years ago when I studied forestry.  The two trees look
very different in the forest.

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Josh Kelly <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> Don,
>
> On the contrary, I think I noted hop hornbeam (Ostrya virgiana) in my
> earlier post.
>
> Josh
>
> On Oct 31, 1:11 pm, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Josh-
> >
> > I guess that 'ironwood' (aka eastern hophornmeam, American hornbeam,
> Ostrya virginiana; member of the Betulaceae), member of the  doesn't rate in
> this exotic group?
> >
> > -Don
> >
> . Learn more.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pc-scout/default.aspx?
> CBID=wl&ocid=P.<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pc-scout/default.aspx?%0ACBID=wl&ocid=P.>
> ..
> >
>

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