Ostrya carpinifolia
The Ostrya carpinifolia is a plant of the sud-west Europe that can be found in Italy and in the area of the Amalfi Coast and Cilento. It is a deciduous 15-20 cm high. The Ostrya carpinifolia can grow also on not so deep and stony grounds. It is a really helpful plant for reforestation since it grows quickly, it has very good dissemination capacities and it tends to create stumps. In the past its wood was used for producing slack and firewood.
In the last years it is used for making hedges for roads.
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Sandro Pignatti, Flora d'Italia, Bologna, Edagricole, 1982