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
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