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    Corylus cornuta

    Also Known As

    • Beaked Hazel

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 4'-8'
    • W: 4'-8'

    planting zones

    • 3a-8b

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    Corylus cornuta plant details

    Corylus cornuta is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring and winter chartreuse flowers emerge followed by green fruit. Features fuzzy texture. Grows well with mostly sun - bright shade and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Corylus cornuta

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: betulaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 4 FT - 8 FT - wide, 4 FT - 8 FT - tall
    Flowers: chartreuse blooms in spring and winter

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Corylus cornuta

    USDA Zones: 3a - 8b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - bright shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Native from British Columbia to Quebec south to Illinois and Georgia, beaked hazel is a small, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows 4-8' tall and as wide. It is typically found in rich thickets, woodland borders, along streams and in clearings. Female fruit is a hard edible nut (to 1/2? long) enclosed in a leafy, hairy, light green husk. It is believed to be the primary food plant of the exceedingly rare Early Hairstreak Erora laeta. Caterpillars feed on nuts, initially the husk in early instars and later boring inside. Most of the year is spent as pupae, probably in the leaf litter.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Gardening facts about Corylus cornuta plant

    How to Grow Corylus cornuta

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - bright shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • chartreuse

    • Fruit

      • green

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • winter

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

    • Texture

      • fuzzy

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    aka Corylus 'Red Majestic', Corylus avellana Red Majestic®, Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick, Hazelnut, Red Majestic Red Leaf Contorted Filbert

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 6'-12'

    Width: 6'-12'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' foliage by Karl Gercens III
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    Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

    aka Contorted Filbert, Corkscrew Hazel, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Contorted Filbert

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub

    Zones

    4a-8b

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 8'-10'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
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    Corylus avellana 'Rote Zellernuss'

    aka Corylus avellana 'Rote Zeller', Corylus avellana 'Rotezellar', Corylus maxima 'Rote Zeller', Redleaf Filbert, Rote Zeller Filbert, Rote Zeller Hazelnut, Rotezellar Redleaf Hazelnut

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub

    Zones

    5a-9b

    Size

    Height: 12'-20'

    Width: 12'-20'

    • sun - shade
    • regular
    Photo of Corylus avellana 'Rote Zellernuss' foliage, form by Karl Gercens III
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    Corylus avellana 'Hall's Giant'

    aka Hail's Giant European Filbert, Hail's Giant Filbert, Halls Giant Hazelnut

    Plant Type

    Shrub, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    4a-8b

    Size

    Height: 10'-15'

    Width: 10'-15'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture
    Photo of Corylus avellana 'Hall's Giant' catkins by Forestfarm
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    Corylus avellana 'Jefferson'

    aka Jefferson Filbert, Jefferson Hazelnut

    Plant Type

    Shrub, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    5a-8b

    Size

    Height: 10'-15'

    Width: 15'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture
    Photo of Corylus avellana 'Jefferson' foliage by Forestfarm
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