Bushy shrub or small deciduous tree. Its canopy is wide and dense, the bark reddish at first and grayish when mature.
Curiosities
Its fruits are edible and its wood makes excellent charcoal, highly valued for gunpowder production and drawing.
| Height | Up to 8 m. |
| Leaves | Deciduous, simple, alternate, very wide heart-shaped, rounded, 6 to 8 cm long and wide, pubescent on both sides, with doubly serrated and pointed edges. |
| Flowers/Fruit | The flowers appear before the leaves in early spring. The fruit is the hazelnut, which grows in groups of 1 to 5 and has a partial papery covering resembling a husk. |
| Climate/Habitat | Cool, shady places with plenty of humidity, in hollows, ravines, and valleys. |
| Common Name | Hazel |
| Scientific Name | Corylus avellana |
| Genus | Corylus |
| Family | Betulaceae |
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