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The '''hazels''' are a genus of about ten species of [[deciduous]] [[tree]]s and large [[shrub]]s native to the temperate northern hemisphere.
[[Image:TurkHazel.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Leaves and nuts of Turkish Hazel: note the spiny involucres (husks) surrounding the nuts]]
The scientific name is '''''Corylus''''' (authentic Latin but derived from an ancient [[Greek language|Greek]] name), and it is placed in the [[birch]] family [[Betulaceae]], though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae.
They have simple, rounded [[leaf|leaves]] with double-serrate margins. The [[flower]]s are produced very early in spring before the leaves, and are [[plant sexuality|monoecious]], with single-sex [[catkin]]s, the male pale yellow and 5–12 cm long, the female very small and largely concealed in the buds, with only the bright red 1–3 mm long [[Carpel|style]]s visible. The [[seed]]s are [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] 1–2.5 cm long and 1–2 cm diameter, surrounded by an involucre (husk) which partly to fully encloses the nut; the shape and structure of the involucre are important in the identification of the different species of hazel.
The nuts obtained from the [[Common Hazel]] (''Corylus avellana'') are the common edible [[hazelnut]]s. This large shrub is grown extensively for its nuts. Nuts are also harvested from some of the other species, including the [[Filbert]], from the closely related [[Balkan]] species ''Corylus maxima''.
The [[Turkish Hazel]] (''C. colurna'') is widely cultivated as an [[ornamental tree]] in Europe and North America; this tree species does not conform to the typical stereotype of hazels as being shrubs, being up to 35 m tall with a single straight, stout, trunk up to 1.5 m in diameter. It is very tolerant of difficult growing conditions in [[urban area|urban]] situations, which has increased its popularity in civic planting schemes in recent decades.
A number of ornamental [[cultivar]]s of the Common Hazel and Filbert are grown in [[garden]]s, including forms with contorted stems (''C. avellana'' 'Contorta', popularly known as "[[Harry Lauder]]'s walking stick" from its gnarled appearance); with weeping branches (''C. avellana'' 'Pendula'); and with purple leaves (''C. maxima'' 'Purpurea').
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Corylus (ancient Greek name). Betulaceae. Hazel. Filbert. Cobnut. Woody plants grown for their handsome rather large foliage and some species for their edible nuts.
Corylus (ancient Greek name). Betulaceae. Hazel. Filbert. Cobnut. Woody plants grown for their handsome rather large foliage and some species for their edible nuts.
Deciduous shrubs, rarely trees: lvs. alternate, stipulate, petioled, serrate and usually more or less pubescent: fls. monoecious, appearing before the lvs.; staminate in long, pendulous catkins, formed the previous year, and remaining naked during the winter (Fig. 1073), each bract bearing 4 divided stamens; pistillate included in a small, scaly bud with only the red styles protruding (Fig. 1074): fr. a nut, included or surrounded by a leafy involucre, usually in clusters at the end of short branches.—Fifteen species in N. Amer., Eu. and Asia, all mentioned below. Monograph by Winkler in Engler, Pflanzenreich, hft. 19, pp. 44-56 (1904), quoted below as Winkl.
Deciduous shrubs, rarely trees: lvs. alternate, stipulate, petioled, serrate and usually more or less pubescent: fls. monoecious, appearing before the lvs.; staminate in long, pendulous catkins, formed the previous year, and remaining naked during the winter (Fig. 1073), each bract bearing 4 divided stamens; pistillate included in a small, scaly bud with only the red styles protruding (Fig. 1074): fr. a nut, included or surrounded by a leafy involucre, usually in clusters at the end of short branches.—Fifteen species in N. Amer., Eu. and Asia, all mentioned below.
Numerous varieties are cultivated in Europe for their edible nuts. They are also valuable for planting shrubberies, and thrive in almost any soil. The foliage of some species turns bright yellow or red in autumn. Propagated by seeds sown in fall, or stratified and sown in spring; the varieties usually by suckers, or by layers, put down in fall or spring; they will be rooted the following fall. Budding in summer is sometimes practiced for growing standard trees, and grafting in spring in the greenhouse for scarce varieties. They may also be increased by cuttings of mature wood taken off in fall, kept during the winter in sand or moss m a cellar and planted in spring in a warm and sandy soil. Illustrated monograph of the cultivated varieties by Franz Goeschke, Die Haselnuss (1887). See, also, bulletin on Nut- culture by the U. S. Dept. of Agric. For the culture of the nuts, see articles Filberts and Hazels.
Numerous varieties are cultivated in Europe for their edible nuts. They are also valuable for planting shrubberies, and thrive in almost any soil. The foliage of some species turns bright yellow or red in autumn. Propagated by seeds sown in fall, or stratified and sown in spring; the varieties usually by suckers, or by layers, put down in fall or spring; they will be rooted the following fall. Budding in summer is sometimes practiced for growing standard trees, and grafting in spring in the greenhouse for scarce varieties. They may also be increased by cuttings of mature wood taken off in fall, kept during the winter in sand or moss m a cellar and planted in spring in a warm and sandy soil. Illustrated monograph of the cultivated varieties by Franz Goeschke, Die Haselnuss (1887). See, also, bulletin on Nut- culture by the U. S. Dept. of Agric. For the culture of the nuts, see articles Filberts and Hazels.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
==Species==
The species of hazel are grouped as follows:
* Nut surrounded by a soft, leafy [[involucre]]. Multi-stemmed, suckering [[shrub]]s to 12m tall.
**Involucre short, about the same length as the nut.
*** ''Corylus americana'' — [[American Hazel]], from eastern [[North America]]
*** ''Corylus avellana'' — [[Common Hazel]], from [[Europe]], north [[Africa]] and west [[Asia]]
*** ''Corylus heterophylla'' — [[Asian Hazel]], from [[Asia]]
**Involucre long, twice the length of the nut or more, forming a 'beak'.
*** ''Corylus cornuta'' — [[Beaked Hazel]], of [[North America]]
*** ''Corylus maxima'' — [[Filbert]], of southeastern [[Europe]] and southwest [[Asia]]
*** ''Corylus sieboldiana'' — [[Asian Beaked Hazel]], from northeastern [[Asia]] and [[Japan]]
* Nut surrounded by a stiff, spiny involucre. Single-stemmed [[tree]]s.
**Involucre moderately spiny and also with glandular hairs. Large trees to 35m tall.
*** ''Corylus colurna'' — [[Turkish Hazel]], from southeastern [[Europe]] and [[Asia Minor]]
*** ''Corylus jacquemontii'' — [[Jacquemont's Hazel]], from the [[Himalaya]]
*** ''Corylus chinensis'' — [[Chinese Hazel]], from West [[China]]
**Involucre densely spiny, resembling a [[chestnut]] burr. Medium-size trees to 20m tall.
*** ''Corylus ferox'' — [[Himalayan Hazel]], from the [[Himalaya]].
*** ''Corylus tibetica'' — [[Tibetan Hazel]], from [[Tibet]] and southwest [[China]].
Several [[hybrid]]s exist, and can occur between species in different sections of the genus, e.g. ''Corylus x colurnoides'' (''C. avellana'' x ''C. colurna'').
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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