Scientific Name:
Corylus avellana
Pronunciation:
KORE-ih-lus av-ih-LAY-nuh
Common Name:
European filbert, common hazel
Family Name:
Betulaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Stem and branches covered in fine hairs; leaves, broadly ovate, most blades 5-12cm long x cm wide, margins double serrate, pubescent both sides, petioles with stiff hairs; male catkins 5-8cm long open before leaf buds. Winter ID: twigs zigzag, with stiff hairs and immature male catkins mostly in 3's near tips; buds green-pale brown, chubby.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Origin:
Europe (Turkey, Naturalized In BC)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Urban agriculture, Wildlife food, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Double serrate, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Feb, Mar
Additional Info:
male = catkin; female - just red stigmas emerge from flower bud containing 2 or 3 flowers
Fruit Type:
Edible, Nut
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Edible
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast (Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : far S.W. area near QRR
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East
- (TFLS) Turf Field Lab South