Hazelnut Seeds - Beaked
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(Corylus cornuta) Zones 4 - 8. Deciduous Nut Tree.
Beaked Hazelnut is a native nut tree species that adds diversity to a woodland garden and produces a delicious crop of highly nutritious nuts! Beaked Hazelnut is also known as beaked hazel, beaked filbert, American cuckold nut, western hazelnut or western hazel.
Beaked Hazelnut is an important food for First Nations communities and can be eaten fresh or saved for longer storage. Twigs and stems can be used as ties, for weaving baskets and fish traps, and making arrows.
Hazel is a harbinger of Spring - its small round buds erupting in May in a tiny flurry of magenta at the end of slender stems! Beaked Hazelnut can be identified by its bright green leaves, which are rounded oval, saw-tooth and fuzzy. Leaves turn a brilliant yellow in Fall and slender catkins are lovely in the late Winter garden.
The round, edible Beaked Hazelnuts are enclosed in a green, bristly beaked husk, often in groups of 2-3 ripening in early Autumn. Rich in protein and fat, creamy and delicious, hazelnuts are beloved by foragers, human and wild alike! If you want to harvest the tasty nuts, you may have to compete with chipmunks, squirrels, ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasant, woodpeckers and blue jays!
The shrub grows up to 10 feet under the right conditions. It grows well as an understory shrub in the dappled shade of tall trees. For a productive nut harvest, plant at least two Beaked Hazelnut together in full sun.
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Cold Hardiness: Zones 4 - 8
Edible: Yes
Size: Small Shrub
Growth Rate: Medium - Slow
Nitrogen Fixer: No
Native Plant: Yes
Germination: 60 - 80%
Sun requirements: Tolerates heavy shade. Fruits best in Full Sun.
Soil Requirements: Rich, moist, well draining. Tolerant of poor soil.
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GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
* It is VERY important that these seeds do not dry out or sit at room temperature. Upon receiving them, refrigerate immediately or being warm stratification! If you see mold, please refer to our video "How To Start Your Tree Seeds".
- Soak Seeds 24 hrs, followed by 30 days warm, moist stratification. Follow with 90-120 days cold, moist stratification. For more information on stratification, check out our article "How To Stratify Your Tree Seeds".
*If you are doing the cold period in your fridge, please check on your seeds. 90-120 days is an estimate & they may sprout sooner.*
- Plant stratified seeds in pots or a nursery bed using standard potting soil. Heat mats are NOT required & can hinder germination!
- Protect young tree seedlings from slugs, cutworms & rodents. Slugs especially can eat primary leaves as soon as they come up, so be vigilant!
* Hazels are thicket-forming shrubs. Plant where they can spread. *
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Available direct from Incredible Seeds, a Canadian Heirloom and Heritage Seed Company, offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open pollinated and untreated seeds, located in Mi'kma'ki / Nova Scotia.
