Red Leaf Hazelnut or
Filbert 'Rote Zeller'
Family: Betulaceae (Birch
Family)
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Height: 15 feet
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Spread: 12 feet
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Bloom Time: late March
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Bloom: yellow flowers appear in spring;
catkins are reddish-purple and nut husks reddish
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Light: full sun to
partial shade
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Soil: tolerates poor,
dry soils
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Moisture: medium
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Use: ornamental;
hedge
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Care: best pruned in
late winter
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Concerns: generally
disease free
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Native to: species native
to Europe and western Asia
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Notes: broad rounded
shrub with dark green and burgundy foliage; relatively coarse foliage texture;
smooth bark
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Naturalistic
Garden H004
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