Corylus cornuta
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Corylus cornuta
Michael Dirr
Corylus cornuta
Corylus cornuta (click for large image)
Beaked Filbert
Common Names:
  • Beaked Filbert
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Origin:

  Quebec to Saskatchewan south to Missouri and Georgia  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 8

Growth:

  Range: Grows to 5'.
Dirr says: "It is a smaller (4 to 8' high and wide), more refined shrub than the others."

Flowers:

  Color(s): Brown
Season(s): Winter

Dirr says: "The unopened male catkin is 1/2 to 1" long"  

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
Dirr says: "The leaves range from 1 1/2 to 4 1/2" long and 1 to 3" wide."  

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
Dirr says: "Interesting beaked fruits are only 1/2" long. The involucre (husk) that covers the nut is extended and forms a slender beak 1 to 1 1/2" beyond the nut."  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "Hybrids between C. cornuta and C. avellana (European Filbert) called Filazels produce large, early maturing nuts."

Other:

   
Corylus cornuta is hardy in these areas:
Alsip, ILBaltimore, MDBayside, NY
Bronx, NYBrooklyn, NYBrownsville, TX
Canton, MIChicago, ILCicero, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlorence, SC
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Hunt Valley, MDJackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NC
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMiddle Village, NY
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MINew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewport News, VA
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
Riverdale, ILRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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