🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration

🌱 American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

nuts Shrub Betulaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun to Partial

💧 Water

Moderate

🗺️ Zones

4-9

🧪 Soil pH

6.0-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Well-draining

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

8-15 ft

📐 Height

10-16 ft

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Comfrey

Dynamic accumulator

🤝 Marigold

Universal companion

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut

Juglone sensitive

📝 Growing Notes

Native thicket-forming shrub. Smaller but sweeter than European hazelnut.

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