Ostrya virginiana (Ironwood) Wet Prairie & Sedge Meadow Warrior Plants Photo By Midwest Groundcovers

Photo By Midwest Groundcovers

and normal to dry soil conditions

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This plant has massive tuber roots that extend up to 15' deep

Ostrya virginiana (Ironwood) Wet Prairie & Sedge Meadow Warrior Plants Photo By Midwest GroundcoversOstrya virginiana (Ironwood) is a native understory tree typically found on dry rocky slopes of our oak woodlands. It can be used extremely well in shade and woodland gardens for that sub canopy naturalized texture. It can also perform well as mid level visual screens. This tree gets its common name from the extremely hard and dense wood. Another common name, Eastern Hop Hornbeam comes from it's hop like seed pods. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil