Hazel
Corylus avellana
- Layer 2 · Understorey
- Edible companion
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
A species native to Europe and Western Asia, highly prized for its production of edible nuts. In the food forest, it occupies the understorey layer, providing excellent organic matter. It thrives in cool, well-drained soils.
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Needs
- Water: Medium
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Large shrub or small tree up to 5 m
- Mature diameter: 4 m
- Soils: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Limestone
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Hot, dry Mediterranean, Mountain / cold
Calendar
- January — Planting
- February — Planting
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August — Harvest
- September — Harvest
- October — Harvest
- November — Planting
- December — Planting
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: Hazelnuts are highly nutritious and consumed culinarily, whilst the leaves are traditionally used in infusions for blood circulation.
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Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
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