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Corylus americana - American Hazelnut
Corylus americana - American Hazelnut
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Sizes available: TBD, update coming soon
Basics: zones 4-9. full sun to part sun to high, light shade - less light, less fruit and a more open canopy, 8-16' x 10-15' (crown at maturity), male bloom is brown and female bloom is red - these occur on the same plant, blooms early to mid spring, nuts mature in the fall, likes well-drained loam, adaptable as to pH, medium water needs, clay tolerant, some drought tolerance.
Common names: American Hazelnut, American Hazel, American Filbert
Family: Betulaceae
Origin/Distribution: Occurs in the eastern and central U.S. and very southeastern and central Canada from southern Maine west to Saskatchewan, as far south as Georgia.
Habitat: Found in both moist and dry thickets, woodland margin, open woodlands and upland forests, rocky hillsides and prairies.
More: The inner bark and twig hairs have been used medicinally. Edible, dye, fiber - more information coming soon.
Source: small whips from Cold Stream Farm grown on at Honey Petal Plants
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons
