Forestry 425 



Leaves 3 to 4 inches long. Minn, to Newfoundland and 

 south to Va. 



Ironwood, Hard-Hack, Leverwood, Beetle-Wood or 

 Hop Hornbeam {Ostyra Virginiana) 



A small tree; 20 to 30, rarely 50, feet high; named for its 

 hardness and its hop-like fruit. Bark, furrowed. Wood, 

 tough, close-grained, unsphttable. One of the strongest. 



heaviest and hardest of timbers. A cubic foot weighs over 

 51 lbs. That is, it comes near to Shagbark Hickory in 



