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THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 



HAZEL NUT 



Both the common (hazel) and the scientific name 

 were given on account of the resemblance of the husk 

 to a cap or helmet. 



HAZEL NUT 



Corlyus americana 



FORM 



A bush 3'-6" high growing in clumps 

 by the roadside or at the forest's 

 edge. 



LEAVES 



Alternately arranged, 3"-6" long, 

 heart-shaped, dark yellowish green 

 above, downy beneath; toothed 



FLOWERS 



Appear in March or April before the 

 leaves. Catkins 3' -4" long. 



FRUIT 



An oval or oblong nut wrapped in a 

 husk, twice the length of the nut. 

 The wrap is spreading with coarse, 

 toothed edge. Ripens in Septem- 

 ber. Beaked hazel nut (Corylus 

 rostrata) has much longer wrap. 



RANGE 



Maine to Ontario, south to Florida, 

 west as far as Kansas. 



