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Cross-pollination required (need 2). Sucker control needed.
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Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
Your guide to planting, growing, and getting to know this plant.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Hazelnut care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Corylus avellana
- Common names
- Filbert, Cobnut
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Corylus
- Species
- C. avellana
Growing with your kit
Seeds In A Cup® demonstrates nut germination (stratification required).
Propagation
Suckers, layering, or seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Wind pollinated in winter; nuts ripen in autumn.
Growing conditions
Woodland edges and hedgerows.
Weather & tolerances
Cold hardy.
Pests & plant health
Eastern filbert blight, squirrels.
Plant safety
Safe; allergen for some.
Botanical features
A deciduous shrub/multi-stemmed tree. Male catkins hang in winter; tiny red female flowers.
Varieties
‘Jefferson’, ‘Yamhill’.
Garden & everyday uses
Confectionery (praline, Nutella), oil
Native range & distribution
Native to Europe and Western Asia.
Conservation
Secure.
Name origins
From the Anglo-Saxon ‘haesel’ (headdress), referring to the husk.
History
Traditionally used for dowsing rods to find water.
Grow hazelnut in a cup.
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Hazelnut Tree Seed Starter Grow Kit
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Corylus avellana
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