![]() ![]() The male flowers are held in catkins that form during the previous summer and open in the dead of winter and flower through to early spring. Sexual reproduction – As mentioned above, the plants are monoecious, producing male and female flowers on the same plant. The female flowers are tiny red tassels that emerge from buds on the stems. The male flowers are encased in catkins that brighten up the landscape in the winter. avellana but with young grey twigs, glandular and bristly leaves that are wider, longer catkins and leafy bracts that are tubular and closed, twice the length of the nut. The leafy bracts are shorter than the nut.ĭescription – Corylus maxima – Grows as a large shrub 6m high with a 5m spread. The leaves, that open in late April and May and fall in November, are almost circular with double toothed edges and a short pointed tip. Evidence of large-scale Mesolithic nut processing, some 9,000 years old, was found in Scotland and hazels have been used extensively across the temperate zone throughout all civilizations.ĭescription – Corylus avellana – Grows as a small tree or large shrub commonly reaching heights of 5m with a 5m spread, but sometimes can reach twice that height and takes a tree like form. ![]() Humans have been enjoying hazels since prehistoric times and it is thought by some that hazelnuts provided a staple source of food before the days of wheat. History – Pollen counts reveal that Corylus avellana was the first of the temperate deciduous forest trees to immigrate, establish itself and then become abundant in the post glacial period. Latin name – Corylus avellana, Corylus maximaĬommon name – Hazel, Hazelnut, Cobnut, Filbert, Spanish Nut, Pontic Nut, Lombardy Nut The leafy bracts that envelope the nuts are the easiest way of telling them apartĭuring this post we’ll take a close look at these versatile plants, including how and where to grow them, growing them in polycultures, how they can be used in agroforestry systems, coppicing hazel, and we’ll look at some of my favourite hardy productive and disease resistant cultivars that we are offering from our Bionursery. This post we will focus solely on these popular nut producing species. There are 14-18 species in the Corylus genus but many of the European cultivars we have nowadays are Corylus avellana, Corylus maxima or the result of hybrids between these two species. Corylus avellana produce hazelnuts and Corylus maxima produce filberts. The two species produce slightly different shaped nuts and take different growth forms. When we speak of hazel, we are generally referring to two species, Corylus avellana and Corylus maxima. What more can I say… a plant so good people started naming their daughters after it. Sorry, your browser does not have active javascript, so this website will not function correctly.Hazel is a multi-purpose champion of a plant that is super easy to grow, produces delicious nuts, pliable wood that can be crafted into a variety of products, provides early fodder for bees and an encouraging spectacle when flowering during the mid winter. Alternatively they may have personal preferences for a longer or shorter walking stick. If the person has special needs, they may need to be measured by a medical professional. Please note this is just a rule of thumb. This is the length of walking stick required. You then need to measure from the floor to the prominent bone of the wrist. To measure someone for a walking stick, ask them to stand with their weight evenly on both feet, looking straight ahead and with their arms relaxed by their sides. Owing to the length of this stick it will have to be shipped via Parcel Force and will take around 72 hours to reach the customer from the time it is despatched by us. If you need a stick of up to 97cm in height, please order the 1202. Read on to find out how they are cultivated in reality. ![]() They almost seem to have been freshly cut from the hedgerow. These traditional knob walking sticks are perhaps the most rustic in appearance of all walking sticks. ![]()
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