Hazel Tree

Description: Member of the birch family and found throughout most of Europe.

Newest Review: ... but on a lot of land it does not reach that height. Hazel trees can often be thought as more of a bush than a tree .Hazel will grow in the hedgerow in copses and under oak trees it does like a damp but well drained soil. Hazel has lots of branches that come out almost straight from the ground and the tree has a spreading appearance. Hazel is often coppiced and new stems replace the old ... more

... coppiced stems. The hazel tree is deciduous has a rounded leaf which is toothed and the underside slightly hairy. The catkins sometimes known as lamb's tails are the male flowers they are a yellow green the female flowers are little red tufts on the sam...more

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Hazel Tree: Lovely catkins (548 words)
by - written on 27/03/08 (Very useful, 1053 readings)
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Hazel, after writing about pussy willow I really had to write about Hazel. The Hazel species of tree is one I really like. The hazel (Corylus avellana) is a member of the Birch tree family Betulaceae . There are at least 15 Hazel species. It grows in Britain and throughout Europe also Russia, morocco, Algeria, Turkey, and Iran .The Hazel tree is very common in Scotland. The reason I love the hazel is because of its catkins in February. These adorn the branches before its leaves and leaves of many other trees too. A twig with catkins on looks lovely in a flower arrangement with daffodils, a real spring decoration. The Hazel tree grows to 10 ... Read the complete review