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Hazel
Corylus avellana
Coll
Family: Corylaceae

Flowering: January-March, fruiting: September-October. Native.

Tiny red styles on female catkins, pendulous yellow male catkins. Leaves oval-rounded, turn yellow in autumn. Smooth red-brown bark. Multi-stemmed. Edible nuts in clusters of 1-4. Deciduous small tree or shrub. Height: To 8m.

Very common in woods, hedgerows and scrub.

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