Corylus cornuta
Beaked hazelnut · also Beaked hazel, Beaked filbert, Western hazel
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Corylus cornuta, commonly known as beaked hazelnut, is a deciduous shrub native to most of North America. It typically grows as an understory plant and is not a dominant species in forests. Historically, this shrub has been utilized by Native Americans for food and medicine.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 590.03%—11 in
- 180.11%—12 in
- 180.03%18 yr2.0 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.00%—3.1 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 5–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- British Columbia coastal conifer forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- Colorado Rockies forests
- Northern California coastal forests
- Northern Rockies conifer forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Corylus in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
