Ostrya virginiana (Ironwood) Salt Tolerant moths as well as occasional

moths as well as occasional birds and wildlife

It gets the name "obedient" from its flowers that can be moved by hand and they will stay put

Photo 1: By Chris M (Yellow Birch) [CC BY 2

Flower Time April-May

it can form dense colonies covering the ground

Ostrya virginiana (Ironwood) Salt Tolerant moths as well as occasionalOstrya virginiana (Ironwood) is a native understory tree typically found on dry rocky slopes of our oak woodlands. It can be used extremely well in shade and woodland gardens for that sub canopy naturalized texture. It can also perform well as mid level visual screens. This tree gets its common name from the extremely hard and dense wood. Another common name, Eastern Hop Hornbeam comes from it's hop like seed pods. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil