266 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 
edges. 
FLOWERS 
Appear in March or April before the 
leaves. Catkins 3’-4” long. 
Froit 
An oval or oblong nut wrapped in a 
husk, twice the length of the nut. 
The wrap is spreading with coarse, 
toothed edge. Ruipens in Septem- 
ber. Beaked hazel nut (Corylus 
rostrata) has much longer wrap. 
RANGE 
Maine to Ontario, south to Florida, 
west as far as Kansas. 
