Corylus americana - (American Hazelnut)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Medium to moist, well-drained soil. Produces best when given more sun.
SIZE: 10-16 ft. SPREAD:6-12 ft.
FLOWERS: Male catkins are light-brown, female flowers are small and red. March-April.
WILDLIFE: Attracts birds, moths and mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Luna and Polyphemus moths.
ZONE: 4-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI, MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI, WV
Providing multi-season interest, American Hazelnut is a wonderful choice for the gardener that wants to support native wildlife! Hazelnut's many stems provide shelter and nesting sites to birds and the sweet tasting nuts are edible to humans and enjoyed by many species of wildlife including: songbirds, ruffed grouse, wild turkey, quail, chipmunks, black bears, foxes, white tailed deer, skunks and squirrels. This versatile plant can be shaped into a single trunk tree or allowed to freely sucker, a quality that makes it ideal as a privacy hedge. A fantastic addition to a wildlife garden, edible garden, woodland margin or as a privacy hedge.
NOTE: Though this is a monoecious plant, they are not self fertile. We recommend planting at least two shrubs for nut yield.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Medium to moist, well-drained soil. Produces best when given more sun.
SIZE: 10-16 ft. SPREAD:6-12 ft.
FLOWERS: Male catkins are light-brown, female flowers are small and red. March-April.
WILDLIFE: Attracts birds, moths and mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Luna and Polyphemus moths.
ZONE: 4-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI, MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI, WV
Providing multi-season interest, American Hazelnut is a wonderful choice for the gardener that wants to support native wildlife! Hazelnut's many stems provide shelter and nesting sites to birds and the sweet tasting nuts are edible to humans and enjoyed by many species of wildlife including: songbirds, ruffed grouse, wild turkey, quail, chipmunks, black bears, foxes, white tailed deer, skunks and squirrels. This versatile plant can be shaped into a single trunk tree or allowed to freely sucker, a quality that makes it ideal as a privacy hedge. A fantastic addition to a wildlife garden, edible garden, woodland margin or as a privacy hedge.
NOTE: Though this is a monoecious plant, they are not self fertile. We recommend planting at least two shrubs for nut yield.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Medium to moist, well-drained soil. Produces best when given more sun.
SIZE: 10-16 ft. SPREAD:6-12 ft.
FLOWERS: Male catkins are light-brown, female flowers are small and red. March-April.
WILDLIFE: Attracts birds, moths and mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Luna and Polyphemus moths.
ZONE: 4-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI, MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI, WV
Providing multi-season interest, American Hazelnut is a wonderful choice for the gardener that wants to support native wildlife! Hazelnut's many stems provide shelter and nesting sites to birds and the sweet tasting nuts are edible to humans and enjoyed by many species of wildlife including: songbirds, ruffed grouse, wild turkey, quail, chipmunks, black bears, foxes, white tailed deer, skunks and squirrels. This versatile plant can be shaped into a single trunk tree or allowed to freely sucker, a quality that makes it ideal as a privacy hedge. A fantastic addition to a wildlife garden, edible garden, woodland margin or as a privacy hedge.
NOTE: Though this is a monoecious plant, they are not self fertile. We recommend planting at least two shrubs for nut yield.
