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Corylus fargesii


Farges Filbert or Hazelnut




Origin:  China.
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Corylus
Species
fargesii
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
USDA Hardiness Zone
5 - 9
Canadian Hardiness Zone
6
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Temperature (°C)
-20 to 0
Temperature (°F)
-29 to -18
Height
25 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MayJuneJuly
General Description
This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern.
Habitat
Mountain valley forests at an altitude of 300-3000 m.
Bark/Stem Description
Fissured, yellowish-brown in colour with skin pubescent grey branches.
Leaf Description
Oblong-lanceolate, obovate-oblong or lanceolate, an obliquely cordite or surrounded base with 8-10 lateral veins on either side of the mid vein, 6-9x3-5 cm.
Flower Description
Male inflorescence, cylindric clustered in groups of 2-8, 2-6 cm. Female flowers are clustered in groups of 2-4.
Fruit Description
Nuts, ovoid-globose, surrounded by brackets, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, produced July through August.
Propagation
From seeds and grafting.
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