Hundredfold 10 Ironwood Tree Seeds - Ostrya virginiana Eastern Hop-Hornbeam Hophornbeam, Roughbark Ironwood Canada Native Tree, Excellent Firewood

• Ironwood has the densest, hardest wood of any native tree species.
• Good food value to songbirds and small mammals.
• Sensitive to salt.
• Burning clean and lasting long, some believe it is the best firewood.
  

Hop-Hornbeam is appropriate for shady locations but also does well in sun, developing a broader crown there. It is not sensitive to drought but will not tolerate flooding. Resistant to insects (except the gypsy moth), disease, wind, and ice.