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Yunnan Hazel

Corylus yunnanensis

Yunnan Hazel
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Yunnan hazel is a small deciduous tree or shrub from south-central China's mountain forests, grown mainly for its ornamental form and nuts. It does best in cool to temperate climates with well-drained soil and some sun.

Family
Betulaceae (Birch family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then once established water during dry spells.
Soil
Moist but well-drained loam, slightly acidic to neutral.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; best in cool summers, protect young plants from hot, dry wind.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
SC. China
Climate
temperate

About

Corylus yunnanensis, the Yunnan hazel, is a species of hazelnut found in south-central China. It is a small tree or shrub. The flowers have triangular shaped petals.

The species is native to western Guizhou, Hubei, southwestern and western Sichuan, and western Yunnan provinces, where it grows in broadleaf deciduous forests and mountain thickets from 1,600 to 3,700 metres elevation.

Other Corylus plants

American hazelnut · Hazel · Chinese Hazel · Colchian Hazel · Turkish Hazel · Beaked hazelnut · Corylus fargesii · Himalayan hazelnut · Siberian hazelnut · Indian Tree Hazel · Filbert · Japanese Hazel

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corylus yunnanensis 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.

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