282 A MANUAL OF FORESTRY. 



fascines, withes, cask-hoops, walking- sticks and other 

 purposes. Older wood is sometimes used by joiners 

 and sieve makers. The charcoal is used for gunpowder 

 manufacture. The fruits are eaten and yield an oil. The 

 leaves yield cattle fodder. 



b. Distribution. 



Europe, Northern Africa, temperate Asia. Indi- 

 genous in Britain ; goes up to nearly 1,900 feet in the 

 Highlands, and to 5,000 feet in the Alps. 



c. Locality. 



Climate. Frost-hardy, does not like great heat. 

 Stands some shade. 



Soil. To grow well, Hazel requires a porous, fresh 

 soil, which need not be deep ; it avoids swampy ground. 



d. Shape and Development. 



It grows quickly, is generally a shrub and sometimes 

 a tree up to 30 feet high. Does not reach a great age, 

 perhaps 70 to 80 years. 



e. Reproductive Power. 



It bears full crops almost every year, commencing at an 

 age of about 10 years. The reproductive power from 

 the stool is good, and the latter last long. The shoots 

 start mostly below the surface. 



/. Character of Woods. 

 It has a beneficial effect upon the soil. 



