Corylus americana

Return your shrub pots for a cash rebate! Get $8 for each #3 or #5 container, and $5 for each #1 or #2 container. Learn more. Our native hazelnut! Produces a little nut that wildlife love. You’ll find them delicious, too, if you have the patience to crack its thick shells for the rather small nuts. Fall color is a soft orange. Although the shrubs have both male and female flowers, most hazelnuts are not self-fertile, so plant 2 or more shrubs for a good nut harvest. Sends out suckers and forms a handsome hedge. Photo 1 © Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0. Photo 2 © Cranbrook Institute of Science, CC BY 2.0.