Woody > Corylus > Corylus chinensis > Corylus chinensis
Corylus chinensis
Chinese Hazel or Filbert
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Corylus |
| Species |
| chinensis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 40 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Moist mountain slopes in forests at an altitude of 1,200-3,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fissured, greyish-brown in colour with thin purplish-brown branchlets. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate, ovate-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, a obliquely cordite base and 7-12 lateral veins on either side of the mid vein, 8-18x6-12 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Female inflorescences, cylindric and clustered in 2-6, 1.5-2 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoid-globose nut which is surrounded by bracts, glabrous and 1-1.5 cm in diameter. |
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