American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)Hardy, North American, deciduous shrub Dark green, ovate foliage turns shades of yellow to wine red in fall; ornamental male catkins in spring; produces small, edible nuts in fall; good for wildlife food and habitat Origin: North America The American Hazelnut is native from New England to Saskatchewan and south to Florida. It is often found along fence rows and at the edge of woodlands. In 1640 the New England poet William Wood wrote of the "Snake

4-petaled flowers in clusters atop upright stems

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greenish-white fruits in late summer

In modern times

Herbaceous

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scarlet-orange outside and yellowish-orange inside

New England Aster was included on the 1806 list of Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon and in the 1818 catalogue of the William Prince Nursery on Long Island

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and glossy green leaves