General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 40 to 50 feet, to 80 feet
Plant Spread: 30 to 40 feet, to 60 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: nut 1/2 to 5/8 inches
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: catkins
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Stratify seeds: Soak seeds for 36-48 hours, then cold moist stratify seed for 40-60 days. seed may germinate earlier.
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Turkish Hazel
  • Turkish Tree Hazel

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Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-06-26
young tree in sidewalk well
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-06-26
foliage of young street tree
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Date: 10/14/22
Two turkish hazelnuts germinating after 45 days of cold stratific
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-05-05
Location: Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois
Date: 2019-11-24
large specimen in winter mode
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-06-14
large trunk
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-06-14
looking up at canopy
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-05-05
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Uploaded by robertduval14
Uploaded by robertduval14

photo credit: 4028mdk09

photo credit: Sebastian Wallroth
Location: Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois
Date: summer in 1984
full-grown tree's trunk
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-02-04
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
male ament
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
female bloom
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 4000-05-22
Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Nov 13, 2018 1:40 PM concerning plant:
    The Turkish Hazelnut or Filbert is a large tree that is native to southeast Europe and western Asia. I've only seen a few in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic of the US mostly at arboretums or estates; I know of two trees planted at a hospital in southeast PA and the town of Wayne, PA planted several in small planting beds in sidewalks as street trees in 2021. There are a few large, diverse conventional nurseries that sell some. It makes a great street tree in Germany and other parts of Europe and is urban tolerant. It makes a handsome coarse-textured tree. It grows medium rate of about 1.5 feet/year when young.

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