Hazelnut

Hazelnut

Hazelnut, European Filbert Corylus avellana is a small shrubby tree that produces clusters of two to four nuts in frilly cups. The simple toothed leaves are soft and velvety and the flowers are either male or female. Male flowers hang in catkins and tiny female flowers appear in winter. This species grows in Europe and Asia and the nuts are good to eat. [CH] {SS}