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Arbor Day Farm Hazelnut

Corylus sp.

  • Hybrid Hazelnuts Grown at Arbor Day Farm
  • Produce Sweet Nuts in 4 to 5 Years
  • Not a Commercial Cultivar, Great for Landscape or Wildlife
  • Grows up to 15' with 10' Spread
  • Plant two trees for pollination
  • Zones 3 to 9
  • Can't Ship To: AK, AZ, CA, HI, OR
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Item # 4149 | Tree Size: Standard | Shipping Height: 2' - 3'
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Item # 5141 | Tree Size: Standard | Shipping Height: 6" - 18"
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Zones 3 - 9
Zones 3 - 9

Hardiness Zones: Zones 3 - 9
The Arbor Day Hazelnut can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.VIEW MAP

nut tree
nut tree

Type of tree:
The Arbor Day Hazelnut falls into the following type(s): Nut Trees, Shrubs

10' - 15' High
10' - 15' High

Mature Height:
The Arbor Day Hazelnut grows to be 10' - 15' feet in height.

10' Spread
10' Spread

Mature Spread:
The Arbor Day Hazelnut has a spread of about 10' at full maturity.

Medium to Fast Growth
Medium to Fast Growth

Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a medium to fast growth rate. [More about this.]

Full Sun
Full Sun

Sun:
This hazelnut does well in full sun.

Various Soils
Various Soils

Soil:
The Arbor Day Hazelnut grows in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loam, well drained, wide range, clay soils.

rounded Shape
rounded Shape

Shape:
This hazelnut has rounded shape.

More Info
More Info

Wildlife Value:
The nuts are a favorite food with squirrels, deer, wild turkeys, pheasants, grouse, blue jays, and others. The shrubs provide nesting and cover for many birds and mammals. Bats use hazel bushes for day roosting.

Leaves:
Alternate, 2 1/2" -6" long, somewhat spear-shaped at tip and rounded or heart-shaped at base, doubly-toothed margins. Color is dark green on top, lighter green beneath with some soft hairs.

Flower Color:
Female flowers are small, red. Male catkins are greenish turning mostly tan.

Bloom Time:
Catkins start growing in late summer to appx. 1". Growth resumes in spring to 1 1/2"-2 2 1/2"..

Fruit Description:
Clusters of 1-4, generally 2-3. light brown to chestnut brown when ripe, 1/4"-3/4" in diameter. They are enclosed in hairy, leaf-like husks with ragged edges called involucres. The green involucres dry and become brown and crispy at harvest time.

Hybrid hazelnuts from Arbor Day Farm combine the characteristics of two North American native species, American and Beaked, and the European hazel. Originally crossbred in Minnesota, these shrubs will likely produce sweet, tasty nuts in approximately 4-5 years. A yield of up to 7 pounds of nuts per bush may be expected from well established plants. 2-3 bushes to help assure cross pollination by the wind. In addition to producing nuts for your personal enjoyment or market, hazelnut shrubs have a high wildlife value providing food and nesting and hiding cover for many birds and mammals. 2-3 bushes to help assure cross pollination by the wind.

Arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map
Spring Shipping Fall Shipping
Color Zone Approximate
Ship Dates 		Order
Deadline 		Approximate
Ship Dates 		Order
Deadline
  2 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  3 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  4 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  5 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  6 03/19–05/12 05/07 11/01–12/03 11/19
  7 03/11–05/07 04/30 11/05–12/10 11/26
  8 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  9 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  10 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
We're sorry, but this tree can't be shipped to AK, AZ, HI, OR , territories, or countries outside the U.S. This is due to the agricultural laws within these locations.

When you order trees from The Arbor Day Foundation, your order is guaranteed to arrive in a good, healthy condition or we'll replace them at no charge. Your trees will be shipped at a suitable time for planting.

Each tree is guaranteed to grow, or we'll replace it at one half the original price, plus shipping and handling.

The benefits of bare-root trees

Our trees are delivered with natural bare roots which have been dipped in hydrating gel prior to shipment to keep the roots moist and healthy. As their abundant, fibrous roots aren't confined by a container, bare-root trees get off to a more vigorous start compared to containerized roots which typically need more time to adjust to transplanting. Bare-root trees typically surpass the size of larger containerized trees in only a few years.

  Standard Dwarf
  Mature
Height		 Space
Needed		 Mature
Height		 Space
Needed
Apple 20' - 25' 35' x 35'

10' **

 10' x 10' ++
Peach 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
Sweet Cherry 30' 20' x 25' 12' - 15' 10' x 10'
Sour Cherry 20' 20' x 20' 8' 10' x 10'
Pear 20' 20' x 20' 12' - 15' 12' x 12'
Apricot 20' 20' x 20'    
Plum 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
      ** semi-dwarf 12' - 15'
++ semi-dwarf 12' x 12'

Natural Root and Containerized Trees

Natural root (also called bare root) trees are shipped without soil around their roots. They are shipped when dormant in the spring and fall seasons. We dip the roots in a hydrating gel to keep them moist during shipping.

There are a number of advantages to natural root trees:

  • They are very affordable.
  • Their roots re-establish themselves well once they are planted in their permanent location.
  • They are easy to plant at the correct depth.

The Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University has an interesting article about the benefits of planting natural root trees. Look for the PDF entitled Creating the Urban Forest: The Bare Root Method

Potted (also called containerized) trees come in 4" containers.


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