Beaked hazelnut : Corylus cornuta

Plant type: deciduous arboreal shrub
Height: 3-12'

Light: full to part sun
Soil: moist

Growth rate: fast
PPL: YES

Aliases: California hazelnut

This shrub-tree features dangling yellow catkins (the male flowers) in the spring before the tree leafs out. Fuzzy beak-like husks hold the nut - a favorite of mammals, wild and domestic.

Caterpillar host plant and larval food source for native butterflies and moths. Unfussy and easy to grow.

Can be shaped (via pruning) into an elegant fountain-like shrub over time.