XfrogPlants European Hop Hornbeam
( Ostrya carpinifolia )

This XfrogPlants European Hop Hornbeam 3D model collection contains
nine
highly detailed, fully textured variations of the plant at different ages.
Shrub, deciduous broadleaf, broad spreading
Height: up to 20 m
Origin: East Mediterranean, Caucasus
Environment: sunny hill sides, in mixed forests; on well-drained calcareous soils
Climate: temperate, warm
Notes:The European Hop Hornbeam is widely diffused in the Mediterranean regions. It grows preferably in mixed forest standings together with the Downy Oak, in a xerophyte, heliophile and termophile. It does not tolerate frost. It can also grow on shallow soil because it’s radical apparatus is quite superficial. It’s rustic and adaptable character is appreciated for planting on road sides and as arboreal barrier.