Common Name:
American hazelnut
Latin Name:
Corylus americana
Current Height:
2ft
Eventual Size at Maturity:
Height- 12 ft Spread- 7ft
Space Requirements:
At least {3}ft from paved surfaces and buildings
Form:
Dense, thicket-forming shrub
Growth Rate:
Fast
Tolerates Standing Water:
No
Light Required:
Full Sun to 1/2 shade
Fall Colour:
Lovely fall colors ranging from yellow-to-orange-to-red, but generally bright orange
Flowers:
This species bears distinctive brown male 1-inch catkins on the ends of its branches in the winter. Female flowers hide in the bud and extend only the thin red stigmas and styles. Flowers are monoecious and are pollinated by wind. The plant is self-fertilizing
Fruit:
Edible, brown -inch nuts enclosed in a hairy, leaf-like husk with ragged edges. These are initially green, ripening to a brown in late summer
Wildlife:
Nuts are eaten by squirrels, deer, turkeys, woodpeckers, and pheasants
Shrub Tips:
Fast growing dense hedge shrub, good for privacy or a windbreak. Can handle dry, difficult sites but prefers well drained, loamy soil 
