Arborists and urban foresters are keenly aware that a diverse mix of tree species is key to healthy urban woodlands. Here in North Florida we have an impressive diversity of native trees, yet ...

Wandering through the woods this time of year, occasionally I’ve come across a small deciduous tree laden with cone-like structures that resemble the hops used to brew beer. This is the American — or ...

POTTSVILLE — In years to come, American Hophornbeam trees will grace a street that’s home to America’s oldest brewery. Within a few blocks of the brewery D.G. Yuengling founded in 1829, trees known ...

My neighbor has a beautiful hop hornbeam tree growing next to his driveway. Up until a couple years ago, I had never heard of this tree and spent some time trying to convince him it was an immature ...

THERE ARE TWO members of the birch family that often go unnoticed in the understory of our forests: the Eastern hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) and American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana). Both of ...