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Why American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) is my favorite shrub. American Hazelnut Shrubs, American Hazelnut, Brown Thrasher, Americana Home, Butterfly Species, Invasive Plants, Four Season, Pretty Plants, Inspiration Photos

American hazelnut (Corylus americana), with its four season interest, is a wonderful North American native plant. So much so, I consider it "my favorite shrub!" It provides nuts for wildlife, good cover for birds and it's the host plant for over a hundred Lepidoptera caterpillar species.

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Hazelnut Bush, Deodar Cedar, American Hazelnut, Hazelnut Tree, Native Plant Garden, Shade Shrubs, Native Gardens, Gardening Zones, Native Plant Gardening

American Hazelnut has been a great native shrub addition to our back yard. It seems to thrive in our dry gravelly soil and has never shown signs of stress during summer droughts. We have planted several in potted form which we purchased from Outack Nursery as well as bareroot. It is a fairly fast growing shrub with attractive dark green serrated leaves that turn a nice orange in the fall. It's considered a colonizer as it sends out new shoots to form thickets. We planted several about 4…

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Corylus americana (American Hazelnut) American Hazelnut Shrubs, Sweet Annie Plant, American Beautyberry Bush, Amsonia Blue Star, American Hazelnut, Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit, Asclepias Tuberosa, Clay Soil, Diy Landscaping

Providing multi-season interest, Corylus americana (American Hazelnut) is a dense, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub bearing alternate, ovate, dark green leaves, 3-6 in. long (7-15 cm), with doubly serrate margins. The foliage turns attractive shades of orange, rose, burgundy, and yellow in the fall. In late winter and early spring, pendant, pale yellow-brown male catkins, 2-3 in. long (5-7 cm), dangle like Christmas decorations along the bare branches.

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Invasive Plant to Avoid: Butterfly Bush - Blue Water Baltimore Fruits Name List, Baltimore Neighborhoods, American Hazelnut, Native Plant Landscaping, House Yard Ideas, Fruits Name, Backyard Orchard, Hazelnut Tree, Nut Trees

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Herring Run Nursery will be focusing each day on one invasive plant and a native alternative. Don’t Plant: Butterfly Bush Many of our customers are surprised to learn that butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) is a problematic plant. Butterfly bush certainly benefits from a beguiling name, which seduces homeowners into...

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American hazelnuts beginning to form. American Hazelnut, Mirror Lake, Fall Harvest, Hazelnut, Wisconsin, Lake, Fruit, Wood, Plants

American hazelnuts, Corylus americana, are beginning to form their fruit all over the Wisconsin woods. This particular one was spotted near Mirror Lake. They've got me excited for fall harvests. This one has an insect friend (or foe) hiding amongst its ruffles. I planted Badgerset American hazelnut saplings in my backyard orchard last fall. Now, I have a much easier time spotting them in the wild. I often find that growing a plant myself or locating it in a wild space I frequently monitor…

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