Features and uses:
Corylus Avellana is a
shrub the botanical name of the Nucleus, a plant belonging to the betulaceae family. Corylus comes from Greek, means helmet, and recalls the shape that leaves take around hazelnuts; Avellana refers to the town of Avella known precisely for the production of hazelnuts.
Among the many varieties that exist, one of the best known and used in the field of ornamental green is the
Twisted Nuts: its main feature is having
beautiful twisted and wavy drums, making it
interesting even during the winter, when the leaves have fallen.
The foliage of this bush is
deciduous, heart-shaped, with toothed edges. It appears in the spring of a beautiful green color, to arrive in autumn with a beautiful golden yellow color.
The male inflorescence
appears in winter, between January and March, in the form of
long hollow pendants of yellow gold, highlighted on twisted and naked branches.
The
Twisted Hazel produces hazelnuts smaller than fruit plants, but they are still edible.
It is a very rustic shrub, which can reach 6 m high. It grows well on all types of soil, but it
likes acidic substrates, better if well drained.
Accepts well sunny or semi-shaded positions and asks for
regular irrigation.
The
twisted core is used for
ornamental purposes in parks and gardens, as a single plant or in a flowerbed, perhaps matched with essences that remain lower. Individual stems are widely used in floral compositions, sometimes painted to create beautiful effects.
