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Corylus avellana

'Atropurpurea'


Purple Hazelnut




Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Corylus
Species
avellana
Cultivar
'Atropurpurea'
Category
Woody
Type
Shrub (deciduous)
Pronunciation
Canadian Hardiness Zone
5
Height
4-10 m
Spread
4 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
Ideal plant for highway and hillside planting also good for screening.
Shape
Densely erect.
ID Characteristic
A multi-trunked shrub attaining the size of a small tree. Leaves turn yellow in autumn.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Bark is smooth, gray to light brown and is sometimes faintly reminiscent of cherry bark, with its pronounced lenticels.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
Buds are imbricate, ovid-rounded, glabrescent with ciliate scales with colour ranging for green to brown.
Leaf Description
Leaves are 4-8cm. long, thin and softly hairy. Often slightly lobulate, slighty pubescent above, dark green; autumn colour is yellow.
Fruit Description
Fruit is involucre shorter or only slightly longer than 2.5cm.
Colour Description
Leaves slightly pubescent above, dark green and pubescent beneath.
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