Beaked hazelnut - Corylus cornuta
Plant type: large shrub
Mature height: 3 - 12’
Growth rate: fast
Features: Deciduous, large leaves with great yellow color in the fall. In spring, the 2” male catkins (long yellow tassels) decorate the shrub before the leaves come out. Later, the edible nuts come in clusters of 2–3 inside fuzzy, pointed, beak-like husks. Multi-stemmed.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to full shade
Soil - dry, moist, seasonally wet
Ecological functions: the nuts are a jay and squirrel favorite (especially in non-acorn-producing years). Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
Plant type: large shrub
Mature height: 3 - 12’
Growth rate: fast
Features: Deciduous, large leaves with great yellow color in the fall. In spring, the 2” male catkins (long yellow tassels) decorate the shrub before the leaves come out. Later, the edible nuts come in clusters of 2–3 inside fuzzy, pointed, beak-like husks. Multi-stemmed.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to full shade
Soil - dry, moist, seasonally wet
Ecological functions: the nuts are a jay and squirrel favorite (especially in non-acorn-producing years). Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
Plant type: large shrub
Mature height: 3 - 12’
Growth rate: fast
Features: Deciduous, large leaves with great yellow color in the fall. In spring, the 2” male catkins (long yellow tassels) decorate the shrub before the leaves come out. Later, the edible nuts come in clusters of 2–3 inside fuzzy, pointed, beak-like husks. Multi-stemmed.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to full shade
Soil - dry, moist, seasonally wet
Ecological functions: the nuts are a jay and squirrel favorite (especially in non-acorn-producing years). Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
