The fruit resembles hops and consists of clusters of leafy, oval, papery sacs.
Photo © 2015 Elaine Mills
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Despite being one of the hardest of native woods, Hop-hornbeam is undesirable in commercial forests. It provides interest as an ornamental though, with fluted trunk, exfoliating bark, and drooping clusters of sac-like pods that resemble the fruit of hops, hence its common name.
