Ostrya carpinifolia, the European hop-hornbeam, is a tree in the family Betulaceae.

The specific epithet carpinifolia means "hornbeam-leaved", from carpinus, the Latin word for "hornbeam".

[1] Ostrya carpinifolia is a broadleaf deciduous tree, that can reach up to 21 metres (69 ft).

[2] It has a conical or irregular crown and a scaly, rough bark, and alternate and double-toothed birch-like leaves 3–10 cm long.

Ostrya carpinifolia is found in Lebanon, Italy, France, Austria, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, southern Switzerland and Turkey.