hanging seed clusters ( photo / image / picture from leaveitnatural's Garden ) the bark of the tree with the hanging seed clusters. would like to know what kin ( photo / image / picture from leaveitnatural's Garden )
That looks like a Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) named for the way the flower/seed clusters look like the Hops plant.
I agree, and my tree book describes the bark exactly as your picture shows. Not a commercially grown tree due to it's size but is a great wood for tool handles such as hammers.
thank you so much! i used to have books so i could look up stuff for myself~but life's circumstances have left me without!