Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
Small deciduous tree bearing edible hazelnuts also known as filberts. Eat fresh or lightly roasted.
Highly frost tolerant deciduous tree with multiple trunks not often taller than 5m.
FEATURES: Hazelnuts ripen over a period of 3 months. Falling to the ground, some varieties separate naturally from their husks.
CONDITIONS: Suitable for most soils, except water
logged, in a sunny site that is protected from hot winds.
FOR BEST RESULTS: Flowers are wind pollinated and require several compatible trees to be planted close together. When nuts are ripe, sun dry then store in a cool site. Trees do best with deep watering and when mulched well to retain soil moisture. Train young plants to a single trunk with a vase shaped top. Prune to remove tangled inner branches.
PLANTING IDEAS AND USES:
• eat fresh or lightly roasted
• wonderful addition to many sweet dishes ego cakes, biscuits and ice creams
