True Root Nursery

American Hazelnut Seedling Bareroot

Species: Corylus americana

History: American hazelnuts are native to eastern and central Canada and the US. The nuts are an important food source to many animals and as such the shrubs are most often cultivated for planting in native and wildlife gardens. Indigenous peoples also use the shrub for medicinal purposes.

Why We Grow It:  This thicket forming native shrub produces nutritious hazelnuts and fodder for animals. It is an excellent species to incorporate into a pasture/grazing system.

$15.50

Size:

10 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Cooking, baking, preserving, wheat flour replacement using the nuts, animal fodder using the vegetative growth or nuts

Fruit Size:

Storage: Keeps up to six months in the fridge

Harvest: October

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

Soil Preferance: Rich loam is preferred, but is adaptable to different soil types

Flowering Time:

Pollination Requirements: Requires at least one other hazelnut tree to pollinate and produce nuts

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun to partial shade (approx. 6-10 hours of sun daily), but does best in full sun

General Growth Habit: Shrub reaches 3m tall, moderate to high vigour, begins bearing at 4-6 years old.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

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