At 06:44 PM 1/1/98 -0800, you wrote:
>At 09:25 AM 1/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Michael,
>>
>>Actually the Ironwood is known as American Hop-Hornbeam (Ostrya viriniana)
>because the Carpinus caroliniana is also called Ironwood or American
>Hornbeam OR Blue Beech. It gets quite confusing. Both trees look similar
>but the barks are very different and the leaves have a slight difference in
>them as well also, one occupies wetlands more commonly, the Blue beech, and
>the other uplands, American Hop Hornbeam.
>>
>>Both Ostrya sp & Carpinus sp are tolerant understory species associated
>with eastern hardwood stands. Growth form is similar to eastern flowering
>dogwood (Cornus). In our mixed conifer/ hardwood stands Hazel (Corylus
>cornuta) is a similar understory species. By the way it is our earliest
>flowering tree/shrub. Catkins are golden yellow and probably shedding
>pollen now. Male flowers have tiny snake-like florescence that is redish
>purple in color. Look for them now. Bill
>
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Before a string of protests developed re my re comments on Hazel flowers
THE FEMALE FLOWERS HAVE REDISD PURPLE COLORED STIGMAS. CATKINS ARE THE MALE
FLOWERS WOW what are mistake to make with this group!!!!!!!~!~RED face Bill>