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Corylus - Hazel
Betulaceae
Our Corylus
A genus comprising only 50 species with many varieties and crosses. The varieties used are all from northern and western China. Although the species vary in size and foliage, they are all similar in flowers, fruits, twig structure and demands. They grow in any garden soil and prefer sunny areas, even though they thrive in the light shade of larger trees.
Variety overview
- Corylus 'Fuscorubra'
- Corylus avellana
- Corylus avellana 'Aurea'
- Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
- Corylus avellana 'Cosford'
- Corylus avellana 'Hallesche Riesennuss'
- Corylus avellana 'Lange Landsberger'
- Corylus avellana 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
- Corylus avellana 'Webb's Preisnuss'
- Corylus avellana 'Wunder aus Bollweiler'
- Corylus colurna
- Corylus maxima 'Hallesche Riesennuß'
- Corylus maxima 'Purpurea'
Specifications: Corylus avellana
Habit:
Broadly upright large shrub with many stems, 4-6 m tall and wide, umbrella-shaped when old, initially moderate growth, later faster.
Flowers:
Monoecious, pretty, yellow male flower catkins before leaves shoot (February) March to April; pistillate flowers like buds, inconspicuous.
Fruits:
Brown hazelnuts, edible.
Ripe:
In September.
Leaves:
Large, cordate, initially with velvety hairs, medium-green; strong yellow or orange-yellow in October.
Roots:
Flat and intense, far-reaching, sensitive to soil compaction.
Demands:
Sun to semi-shade, likes warmth, frost hardy, average wind resistance, tolerant of urban pollution.
Soil:
On all slightly acidic to chalky substrates, very adaptable, dry to fresh; sensitive to salt.
Note:
Takes very well to radical cuts.
Hardiness:
Zone 5a
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