Corylus colurna
Turkish Filbert

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Yellow (Flowers are not too showy but the male catkins can be handsome; spring)
 Foliage:
Green (Attractive dark-green leathery foliage in summer); Yellow (Usually poor yellow-green fall color)
 Fruit:
Brown (Nuts in early fall; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-35 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Prefers a well-drained, loamy soil, but is pH adaptable
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Alternate, simple, broadly ovate to obovate leaves 2.5-6" long. Doubly serrate or crenate serrate margins that are somewhat irregular. Pubescence on veins beneath. Male catkins in spring are 2-3" long, often in groups of three. Fissures up and down the stem, more so with age.

Additional Information

Horizontal branch structure (with lower branches often touching the ground), strong central leader, and bark give good winter character. Does great in hot summers and cold winters, very adaptable. Quite drought tolerant after establishment, leaves stay green when maples scorch. Needs supplemental water immediately after transplanting and until established. Otherwise drought tolerant. Nuts are edible and can be roasted.

20 Corylus colurna found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_8514*APGW
22012_01434*FMOLL
32012_01434*CMOLL
42013_00003*AHORTPARK
52012_01434*DMOLL
6ORIG_8521*AMRDH
72012_01434*JMOLL
8ORIG_7688*APGNW
9ORIG_8512*APGW
102009_13461*AHORTPARK
11ORIG_7691*APHYS
122012_01434*EMOLL
13ORIG_8520*AMRDH
14ORIG_8519*AMRDH
152013_00131*AHORTPARK
16ORIG_8511*APGW
17ORIG_8515*APGW
18ORIG_7675*AAR
19ORIG_8513*APGW
202021_00072*ASTEW
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant

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