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common hazel

Corylus avellana

The common hazel is a bushy plant that produces delicious nuts called hazelnuts. It has lovely green leaves and can grow tall, providing homes for many small animals.

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The common hazel is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with broad, rounded, doubly-toothed, hairy leaves. It displays long, yellow-green male catkins in early spring, later producing distinctive edible nuts nestled in leafy green husks.

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A single common hazel bush can produce thousands of delicious, energy-packed hazelnuts each autumn.

Ancient humans have been eating hazelnuts for over 9,000 years, making them one of our oldest foods!

Hazelnuts are so buoyant they can float in water, helping them travel to new places if dropped near streams.

Its strong yet flexible wood was once used to weave wattle fencing and even make magic dowsing rods!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Vigorous Regrowth

Common hazel can quickly regrow from its base after being cut, a process called coppicing, helping it thrive in managed woodlands.

Fähigkeit

Wind Pollination Specialist

Common hazel releases vast amounts of pollen into the air, effectively spreading its genes even before other plants leaf out.

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Nutrient-Rich Provision

Common hazel produces highly nutritious hazelnuts, providing essential energy and food for many animals, aiding in seed dispersal.

Maße und Details

Höhe
400-800 cm
Ausbreitung
300-600 cm
Blütezeit
Late Winter to Early Spring
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

loves to crack and eat hazelnuts

eats

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

buries nuts for later, aiding dispersal

shelters

Hazel Dormouse

Muscardinus avellanarius

builds nests and feeds on nuts

eats

Wood Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

forages for fallen hazelnuts on the ground

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Do not eat any nuts unless you are sure they are safe and have permission from an adult.

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von common hazel?

400-800 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von common hazel?

300-600 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von common hazel?

Late Winter to Early Spring

Was ist der/die/das essbar von common hazel?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von common hazel?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von common hazel?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von common hazel?

Wind

Wo findet man common hazel normalerweise?

Forests

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