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Corylus heterophylla
Also called Siberian Filbert, Siberian Hazel, Asian Hazel
Corylus heterophylla is a deciduous shrub or small tree from eastern Asia, growing up to about 7 m, grown for its edible nuts and as a hardy ornamental. It is hardy and easy to grow in a sunny spot with ordinary, well-drained soil.
Corylus heterophylla, the Asian hazel, is a species of hazel native to eastern Asia in northern and central China, Korea, Japan, and southeastern Siberia.
The nut is edible, and is very similar to the common hazel nut; it is cultivated commercially in China.
American hazelnut · Hazel · Colchian Hazel · Beaked hazelnut · Himalayan hazelnut · Filbert · Hazel
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corylus heterophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
