Tree Descriptions
American Hazelnut (Corylus Americana)
| Height: |
8-15' |
| Width: |
10-15' |
| Growth Rate: |
fast |
| Soil: |
loam to clay |
| Moisture: |
moist |
| Shade Tolerance: |
partial shade |
| Notes: |
Prefers moist, well‐drained loam to clay soil and partial shade. |
Multistemmed shrub that produces edible nuts that are valuable to wildlife. Hazelnut also has
considerable ornamental value from its showy catkins (long, narrow clusters of male flowers) and
copper-red fall color display. Hazelnut is a great shrub for difficult dry sites and it can also be used in a
hedgerow planting. Hazelnut will form suckers and can be propagated from cuttings.
