Corylus cornuta
Growing Information
• Plant Type: Shrub
• Sunlight: Full, partial
• Soils: Medium-dry to Moist, well-drained
• Bloom Time: February, March
• Size: 3-8ft tall
A true Cape Cod native shrub. Foliage turns bright yellow in fall. Male catkins appear before the leaves. Flowers are inconspicuous pinky-purple and are wind pollinated. The nuts are enclosed in a husk that extends beyond the nut to form the “beak.” Nuts are a favorite of wildlife. Its long catkins are a welcome sight in the garden in late winter. It is an attractive shrub in a woodland garden.
Garden Companions
Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis); Padoga Dogwood (Cornus alterniflora); Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Nature Benefits
• Nuts are favorite of wildlife
Natural Habitat
Forests, and forest edges.