Botanical Name: Corylus colurna
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Common Name: Turkish Filbert  
Plant photo of: Corylus colurna
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey, Tan

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: JJ Neilson Arboretum
  • Description

  • Notes

Turkish Hazel is a deciduous tree with a pyramidal in form growing about 20 to 30 feet tall and wide. It has corky, mottled, tan to gray bark on mature trunks that may flake to reveal an orange-brown inner bark. Leaves are similar to birch, and have a yellow fall color. Spring catkins are followed by edible nuts that ripen in the summer (though this species does not produce the nut that is commercially available).