🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
nuts
deciduous shrub
Betulaceae
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained
🚿 Drainage
well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-15 ft
📐 Height
10-15ft
⏱️ Maturity
3-5 years
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Currant
🤝 Serviceberry
🤝 Shade-tolerant
Shade-tolerant understory beneath hazelnut.
🤝 Woodland
Woodland edge nut-and-berry planting.
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Juglone sensitive.
⚠️ Walnut
📝 Growing Notes
Wind-pollinated. Needs 2 varieties. Coppices well. Makes excellent hedge.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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