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Corylus avellana 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss' (Hazel 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss')

Other names: Corylus maxima 'Red Zellernut', Corylus maxima 'Rote Zeller', Corylus maxima 'Rote Zellernus', Corylus avellana 'Zellernus', Corylus avellana 'Rotblattrige Zellernuss', Corylus avellana 'Red Zellernut', Corylus avellana 'Zellernuss', Corylus avellana 'Rote Zeller', Corylus avellana 'Rode Zellernoot', Corylus avellana 'Red Zellernuss', Corylus maxima 'Red Filbert', misapplied, Corylus avellana 'Rouge de Zeller', Corylus avellana 'Rotter Zellernuss', Corylus avellana 'Fuscorubra', misapplied, Cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss', European hazelhut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss', European filbert 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'

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'Rotblättrige Zellernuss' is an upright, deciduous shrub or small tree with broadly heart-shaped, wrinkled, toothed leaves, maroon to dark purple leaves in spring, many turning dark green in summer, and dull pink catkins on bare stems in winter followed by brown, edible nuts in autumn.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
3 m 3 m 10-20 years
9 ft 9 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in moist, free-draining, ideally alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade. To maximise nut production, grow as a bush. Keep soil clear in a 60cm radius around trunk. Grow at least two cultivars for pollination.

Suggested uses

Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or 8. To maximise nut production break the sideshoots half way along their length in late summer. Shorten these shoots to 3-4 buds when catkins are shedding pollen in late winter. Remove up to one third of old, overcrowded shoots.

Propagation methods

Grafting, Budding

Pests

Aphids

Caterpillars

Gall mites

Squirrels

Sawflies

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Propagate from grafting in winter (advanced)

Layer in autumn

Coppicing (optional)

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Plant in neutral to alkaline soil (autumn or spring)

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Corylus avellana 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
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Corylus avellana 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss' Hazel 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
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