Area of origin : Europe.
Adult Dimensions : Height up to 5m, width up to 5 m (16.4')
Foliage : Deciduous
Soil Type: Fertile
Hardiness: Hardy to -28°C.
Exposure: Full sun.
Properties and uses:
This tree is indispensable in country hedges and in windbreak hedges. It can also be planted alone. The fruits are mature in September and October. Productivity has been increased through the development of numerous cultivars ( Round nuts ‘Ronde du Piemont, long nuts ‘ Gunslebert or Cosford). France produces 1,800 tonnes whilst Italy produces 100,000 tonnes and Turkey 270,00 tonnes.
Plant them now: the shortest way to your plate is through your garden!
The different varieties:
Hazel tree 'Cosford': Height up to 5m. Produces elongated, medium-sized fruits that mature in September. Very productive variety.
Hazel tree 'Fertile de Nottingham': Height up to 4m. Produces medium sized, elongated fruits which reach maturity in September. Highly productive variety.
Hazel tree 'Géant de Halle': Height up to 5m. Produces large, round fruits which reach maturity end of August. It tolerates shade.
Hazel tree 'Longue d'Espagne': Height up to 3m. Produces big, long and sweet fruits which reach maturity mid-September. Productive variety.
Hazel tree 'Merveille de Bollwiller': Height up to 5m. Produces large round fruits, sweet and with a nice flavour. It has a good yield and it is hardy to cold. The hazelnuts are ripe in September.
Hazel tree 'Tidlig Zeller': Height up to 1.5m. Produces large, round, sweet and fragrant fruits. Good productivity and resistance to cold. The hazelnuts mature in October.
Hazel tree 'Webb's prize Cobb': Height up to 4m. Highly fruitful, its hazelnuts are big and delicious. They reach maturity in September.
List of Hazels :
• Corkscrew Hazel (corylus avellana contorta), twisted branches, covered with catkins at the end of winter, does not produce fruits.
• Turkish Hazel (corylus colurna), conical shaped tree, fruits of no interest.
• Scarlet Hazel (corylus maxima purpurea), In August – September it produces large tasty hazel nuts.
• Truffle hazel - Tuber melanosporum (corylus avellana - tuber melanosporum), edible fruits, only produces truffles when all the right conditions are met.
• Truffle Hazel - Tuber uncinatum (corylus avellana - tuber uncinatum), edible fruits, only produces truffles when all the right conditions are met.
• Edible Wild fruits
• Guide to making a Gourmand hedge
• Guide to making a Country hedge
• See the Riparian forest trees and shrubs catalogue
• See the Free-range poultries trees and shrubs catalogue
• List of honey producing plants
• Plants for Agroforestry Catalogue
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