Corylus avellana 'Atropurpurea' (Purple Hazelnut)


Botanical Information

FamilyBetulaceae
GenusCorylus
Speciesavellana
Cultivar'Atropurpurea'
CategoryWoody
TypeShrub (deciduous)
Pronunciation

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone5
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height4-10 m
Spread4 m

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionIdeal plant for highway and hillside planting also good for screening.
ID CharacteristicA multi-trunked shrub attaining the size of a small tree. Leaves turn yellow in autumn.
ShapeDensely erect.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Bark/Stem DescriptionBark is smooth, gray to light brown and is sometimes faintly reminiscent of cherry bark, with its pronounced lenticels.
Flower/Leaf Bud DescriptionBuds are imbricate, ovid-rounded, glabrescent with ciliate scales with colour ranging for green to brown.
Leaf DescriptionLeaves are 4-8cm. long, thin and softly hairy. Often slightly lobulate, slighty pubescent above, dark green; autumn colour is yellow.
Fruit DescriptionFruit is involucre shorter or only slightly longer than 2.5cm.
Colour DescriptionLeaves slightly pubescent above, dark green and pubescent beneath.

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