{"product_id":"beaked-hazelnut-corylus-cornuta","title":"Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta subsp. californica)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeaked hazelnut is an easy to grow, large deciduous shrub or small tree that produces delicious, edible nuts. It typically takes the form of a tall, multi-stemmed shrub with arching branches that spreads by suckers, although it can be pruned into a more tree-like form. It has smooth bark, and soft, velvety, oval-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow in the fall. Showy, pendulous male catkins and small red female flowers bloom in late winter before the leaves emerge, providing ornamental value in the garden when most other plants are dormant. Beaked hazelnut is an excellent plant for hedgerows, food forests and wildlife habitat, and is useful for erosion control on slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce nuts, it is recommended to plant at least 2 genetically different plants in close proximity, as they are wind pollinated (each beaked hazelnut plant that we sell is grown from seed, so they are all genetically different). Growing multiple plants will also increase your chance of getting a nut harvest before the squirrels get them all! While beaked hazelnut can handle shade, it will produce more nuts in full sun with ample moisture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun Exposure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to partial shade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Moisture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist to seasonally dry, well-drained, humus-rich soil. Tolerates clay soils. Drought tolerant once established if properly sited.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/b\u003e up to 20' tall and wide depending on conditions, usually not more than 8' tall \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/b\u003e January to March\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdible:\u003c\/b\u003e Yes (nuts)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWildlife Value:\u003c\/b\u003e The nuts are eaten by wildlife, including squirrels, chipmunks, rodents, jays, and black bears. The leaves are eaten by deer, moose, and elk. Provides cover and nesting sites for birds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNative Range \u0026amp; Habitat:\u003c\/b\u003e Grows best in moist, well-drained sites, in open forests, forest edges, meadows, alongside streams, and on damp, rocky slopes. Subspecies 'californica' occurs at low to middle elevations from British Columbia south to California, mostly west of the Cascade Mountains, while subspecies 'cornuta' occurs east to the Atlantic Coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Names:\u003c\/b\u003e ḵ’p’ax̱w (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim), western hazelnut, California hazelnut\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rain Coast Nursery","offers":[{"title":"10\" deep cell","offer_id":47784959443169,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/3987\/0177\/files\/corylus-cornuta-4115-250719.jpg?v=1764298105","url":"https:\/\/raincoastnursery.ca\/products\/beaked-hazelnut-corylus-cornuta","provider":"Rain Coast Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}