The Trees of Tcs<i* f>!) 



Alor..u' streams and sand bars from Quebec southward, Vir- 

 ginia, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Texas. In Texas it is found 

 west of the Pecos River. 



Economic uses similar to Salix amygdaloides. 



CORYLACEAE Mirbel. Hazel Nut Family. 



Small trees with close grained, hard w-ood, and smooth or 

 scaly bark. Leaves simple, alternate, deciduous, straight 

 veined and doubly serrate. Flowers borne in catkins in the 

 early spring. 



Bark on main trunk smooth 1. Ostrya. 



Bark on main trunk ridged 2. Carpinus. 



1. OSTRYA Scap. Hop Hornbeam. 



1. Ostrya Virginiana (Mill) Willd. Ironwood. American 

 Hop Hornbeam. A small tree usually 20-30 high with trunk 



Figg. 7. Ostrya Virginiana. 



diameter of 18'-20'. The branches are long, slender, and droop- 

 ing, forming a rounded open crown. Bark brow r n, thin and 



