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Hazel
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any plant of the genus Corylus of the family Betulaceae (birch family), shrubs or small trees with foliage similar to the related alders. They are often cultivated for ornament and for the edible nuts.

 


Hazel-nut
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Hazel-nut (Corylus) - A small group of European and Asiatic trees, represented in England by the Hazel, C. avellana, which is precious in its nut-bearing forms for our gardens.

Witchhazel, Hamamelis virginiana
Witchhazel, Hybrid, Hamamelis x intermedia
Witchhazel, Hybrid, Hamamelis x intermedia H. x media ...

Witchhazel is a large deciduous shrub with a rounded or vase-shaped form. It develops several main trunks that have an irregularly spreading growth habit that is quite attractive in winter.

Aloe hazeliana var. howmanii
Scientific Name: Aloe hazeliana var. howmanii Reynolds
Synonym:
Family: Asphodelaceae ...

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witch hazel, common name for some members of the Hamamelidaceae, a family of trees and shrubs found mostly in Asia.

Winterhazel is a good name for it tells us of the plants' relationship with the hazelnuts - their leaves are similar in appearance - and advises us it is early-to-flower.

Witch Hazel,
A Bloomin' Favorite in Winter
Asiatic species of Witchhazels are among the most exciting shrubs & small trees for the winter garden, not only for the beautiful form of their gnarly limbs & scaly bark, ...

Witch Hazel has been supposed to owe its utility to an action on the muscular fibre of veins.

Witch hazels need free-draining soil conditions with an adequate supply of moisture. A light soil with plenty of added organic matter, such as well-rotted manure or compost, is best.

This witch hazel is an upright shrub up to 12 feet tall and wide, with oval, softly hairy, mid-green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Fragrant flowers are yellow, with crimped petals, appearing on bare branches in mid- and late winter.

Comments: Common Witchhazel grows best in sun or partial
shade and in light, moist soil. The plant tolerates
dryness and grows slowly. The fragrant flowers (Vis. 2) are
produced in late fall to early winter and have strap-like,
yellow petals.

( Allgold Witch Hazel )
This vase shaped shrub is grown for its autumn color and fringe-like, winter flowers (usually around Valentine's Day). A welcome bright spot and must-have for the winter garden.

Additional Comments: Native Americans used Witch Hazel in poultices for painful swellings and tumours. The distilled witch hazel widely sold is not as astringent as other preparations as it contains no tannins.
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Hazelnuts are an important crop in Europe and are familiar in America in chocolates and other confectionery.

Hazel
Coylus spp.
RELIGIOUS: Hazel's forked branches are used for divining, and the wood makes wonderful wands. Hazel nuts hung in the house will bring luck, and can be carried to cause fertility. Eaten, the nuts bring wisdom.

Hazel
KO-ril-us
About 15 species of deciduous, tall shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, in 2 rows, usually ovate to obovate, often double serrate.

Witchhazel does fine in dappled shade and is perfect for woodland gardens.

Witch hazel: A tree that blooms in winter of
Witch hazel a.k.a. hamamelis spp. A shrub that blooms in the middle of winter? That's right.

Chilean Hazel leaf scan by ALJ
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This witchhazel has the best fall color of any in its genus, ranging from a spectacular yellow to yellow-orange.
Bark:
The bark is a smooth, silvery gray on older branches, with younger stems more grayish and slightly pubescent.

Chinese witch hazel, is a beautiful shrub that lights up the winter landscape and perfumes the air with its unmistakable sweet, spicy fragrance. Prefers full shade to full sun; soil should be moist.

CORYLUS AMERICANA - Hazelnut
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Macadamia in California. By Paul H. Thomson. 1980 YB, pp 46-109
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Chinese witch hazel, Japanese witch hazel, common witch hazel (Hamamelis japonica, Hamamelis mollis)
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi, Schlumbergera buckleyi, Schlumbergera bridgesii) ...

common filbert; European hazel Corylus avellana
common foxglove Digitalis purpurea
common guava Psidium guajava
common halogeton Halogeton glomeratus
common lilac Syringa vulgaris
common mallow Malva neglecta
common morning-glory Ipomoea purpurea ...

The seed is rather larger than a hazel nut, with a thicker and darker shell and per- Planting fectly spherical shape.

Hairy Sedge, Hairy Stonecrop, Hairy Tare, Hairy Violet, Hairy Wood-rush, Hampshire Purslane, Hard Grass, Hard Rush, Hare's-foot Clover, Harebell, Haresfoot Sedge, Harestail Cotton-grass, Harestail Grass, Hawkweed Ox-Tongue, Hawthorn, Hazel, ...

In cold-winter areas such as USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 6, you can cut early-blooming shrubs such as cornelian cherry, forsythia, and vernal witch hazel starting in mid-January.

A salad green that has small dark green, velvety leaves with a rich, sweet flavor, similar to hazelnut. In addition to salads, this green can also be steamed and served as a vegetable.

Description:
Members of the Witchhazel Family often have leaves with an obovate shape, crenate margins, tapering base that is slightly asymmetrical, impressed veins, and a short petiole in an alterate arrangement along the stem.

Filberts. The filbert (hazelnut) tree will grow in Texas, but nut production is generally poor. The tree does well on a wide variety of soils, ranging from acidic to highly calcareous.

Restricted to the higher Blue Mountains and has been recorded from the Katoomba-Hazelbrook and Mount Victoria areas, with unconfirmed sightings in the Mount Wilson and Mount Irvine areas.

Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witchhazel
Hamamelidaceae
Located next to Church playground fence on N. Eagleville Rd.

The golden flowered Hamamelis or Witch Hazel, and the pink Viburnum x bodnantense Dawn, both of which flower on bare wood.
Winter flowering climbing clematis such as Clematis cirrhosa with their nodding pin/white bells.

But I doubt whether Worcestershire sauce ist efficient in animalīs colics just because of asafoetida, and if I had a colicking horse I wouls prefer much to give the pure resin to it, in size of a hazelnut perhaps, but not that spice mixture.

Beechnut - The small, triangular fruit of the beech tree that has been used since prehistoric times. The flavor has been described as a cross between a hazelnut and a chestnut. Usually roasted before serving. Used in breads and pressed for oil.

Alder, Alnus species
Birch, Betula species
Hornbeam, Carpinus species
Hazel, Corylus species ...

Welcome to Botany.com's listing of fruit and nuts. Here you will find information on plants with edible fruits or seeds. Included are many tree-growing varieties such as apple, apricot, plum, pear, fig, almond, filbert, and hazelnut.

The large, ungainly pokeweed puts forth its bounty of deep purple berries on reddish stems from late summer into fall, while the common witch-hazel seems to have confused the seasons and only begins blooming in late October.

The leaves are eaten by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera such as Angle Shades, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Scalloped Hazel, Small Angle Shades, Small Dusty Wave (which feeds exclusively on ivy), ...

See also: Green, May, Pine, Orange, Pinus