260 HAZEL 



in the Cherry; twigs with glandular 

 hairs. Flowers in catkins; fruit invested 

 by a leafy cupule, nut. 



Corylus Avellana, L. Hazel (Fig. 78, see also p. 173). 

 An irregularly branched shrub, or occasionally tree-like, 

 3 20 feet high; often coppiced, and then with long whippy 

 shoots from the stock. Twigs rather thick, glandular 

 hairy, olive-brown passing to smooth brown-grey peeling 

 branches, with prominent lenticels. The general aspect of 

 the oblique-based leaves recalls those of the Elms (and 

 Ulmus campestris is often found growing in hedges with 

 similar habit) ; but the reddish glandular hairs of the 

 shoots, the very different flowers and fruits, and the 

 periderm, sharply distinguish them, especially as the Elm 

 frequently developes large corky ridges in such situations, 

 and the branches are tawny-grey. 



Acer campestre, also often as a bush with the foregoing, 

 is of course quite different (see p. 185). 



Other shrubs, owing their habit of coppicing, are the 

 Osier Willows (see pp. 263 8), and closely cut Oaks, Horn- 

 beams, Elms, Chestnut, Alder, and Poplars, the characteristics 

 of which may be sought in the table of trees. It must be 

 borne in mind that many other trees and shrubs, though 

 not all, may occur in coppice form. In addition to the 

 foregoing, and less frequently met with are, Ash, Robinia, 

 Lime, Walnut, Beech and Birch, and it may be mentioned 

 that the long coppice-shoots frequently exhibit peculiarities 

 such as larger, or even differently shaped, leaves, longer 

 internodes, larger pith, &c., &c. 



7/17 Branches not peeling, but corky ridged 

 or fissured; twigs not glandular hairy. 

 Flowers not in catkins. Fruit a winged 

 oval samara. 



Ulmus campestris, L. Elm. For further details see 

 p. 202. 



