Botanical Name: Common Names:
Corylus avellana Hazel, European Filbert, Hazelnut,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Spreading deciduous shrub with rounded toothed, light green leaves that turn yellow in Autumn. After leaf drop, the branches bear yellow male catkins that mature into edible Hazelnuts in Autumn. An attractive feature shrub or screen. Hazelnuts are great consumed fresh or roasted and can be grounded to add to recipes. At least two Hazelnut trees are required to cross-pollinate and produce nuts. Grows approx. 3m tall x 3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Edible Garden, Feature, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Borers, Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Betulaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: TBA
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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