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Corylus americana

American Hazelnut


Photo courtesy of Prides Corner Farm

  • Large, heart shaped leaves
  • Dense, mounding foliage
  • Produces desirable edible nuts for people and wildlife
  • Excellent native hedge
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Edible
Edible
Fast Growing
Fast Growing
Garden
Garden
Heat Tolerant
Heat Tolerant
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers moist, well-drained, loamy, slightly acidic to neutral soil and full sun to partial shade. Avoid waterlogged conditions and planting on windy sites. Pruning in late winter - early spring can help maintain a manageable size and promote healthy growth. Mulching is beneficial.


Height: 10-12 ft
Spread: 7-8 ft
Price Level 1: $59.99~#3
Bloom Color:
Zone: 4-9
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Garden
  • Edible
  • Low Maintenance
  • Native
  • Mass Planting
  • Border or Bed
  • Fast Growing
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Naturalizing
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Fall Color

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Mounding
  • Upright

Foliage Color:

  • Burgundy
  • Bronze
  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Songbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained
  • Dry Soil


Genus Overview: Corylus

Common Name: American Hazelnut

Deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub with ovate, double-toothed green leaves and variable fall color ranging from orange and purplish-red to yellowish-green. Showy yellowish-brown catkins bloom in spring followed by small, egg-shaped nuts encased in husk-like, ragged-edged bracts. Great for naturalized areas, woodland gardens or shrub borders.