American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

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Corylus americana

The nuts of American hazelnut, which have a higher nutritional value than acorns and beechnuts, also are eaten by squirrels, foxes, deer, northern bobwhite, ruffed grouse, turkey, woodpeckers, pheasants, and deer. The leaves, twigs, and catkins are browsed by rabbits, deer, and moose. The male catkins are a winter food for turkey and ruffed grouse. The dense, low growth habit provides cover and nesting sites for many wildlife species.

Current Sale Size: 1 gallon pot

Growth Rate: Rapid (10-15")to Moderate (6-15”/yr.)

Soils: Loam, Clay

Moisture: Dry to Moist-Wet

Shade Tolerance: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Height: 6-10 ft.

Deer Damage Potential: Medium

Origin: Native

Uses: Naturalizing, Attracts Wildlife

Other: Small Tree, Nuts

Trees4Bees!: This plant has been specially selected by our staff in partnership with local entomologists to support native bees and other pollinators critical to the ecosystem and human food systems. A community pollinator survey revealed that trees may represent the bulk of floral resources in spring, supporting pollinators that then benefit relatively sparse woodland ephemerals and early spring crops. In the fall, woody shrubs support the hibernation of some cavity-nesting native bees and other pollinators.