#1257 most planted
Corylus americana
American hazelnut · also American hazel, Hazelnut, Hazel
Deciduous
77
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
10
cities
5.5 in
median trunk (14 cm, 62 measured)
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The American hazelnut is a deciduous shrub in the birch family, native to eastern and central North America. It features leaves with double-toothed margins and red fruits encased in sticky husks. Commonly found along forest edges and in thickets, it provides food for wildlife.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 160.00%—5.0 in
- 140.01%—16 in
- 140.00%—2.6 in
- 100.01%3.8 yr—
- 90.00%—2.8 in
- 90.00%—6.3 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—14 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—16 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 7–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 8.1 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Corylus in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
