Corylus americana. Thicket forming native shrub producing nutritious hazelnuts and fodder for animals. Excellent species to incorporate into a pasture/grazing system.
Height including roots: year seedling
Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5
Recommended Use: cooking, baking, wheat flour replacement for the nuts, animal fodder of vegetative growth or nuts.
Ripens: October
Pollination: requires a least 2 to produce nuts, but will produce better with more Corylus spp.
To Order for Spring 2021: orders for spring shipping or pick-up can be placed as early as December. If you wish to reserve anything before that time or have any questions, please email us: sales@silvercreeknursery.ca. We sell only apples and pears bareroot in the fall, as they are most winter hardy. Everything else (as well as apple and pear) is available in spring.