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--It could be tree or shrub, but has a tendency to branch out low, like a shrub. This makes it questionable as a tree along the side yard, because it would block visibility. This would be bad for security reasons. It seems to more naturally go like a shrub. They can be planted much closer together as shrub, which seems like it would increase yield, as well as making it lower + easier to harvest.

RainTree

Filbert Hedge (Bdl of 5) Dorris & Yamhill = $80 LIMIT ONE We are offering a cross pollinating mixture of productive filbert varieties (Dorris and Yamhill) for those interested in planting productive nut bearing hedgerows, at an affordable price. These are on their own roots. Trees planted at 4 foot intervals should be allowed to sucker freely, which they will vigorously do, and an effective barrier 10 to 15 feet tall will be formed in several years. Filbert hedgerows have formed fence-like boundaries around fields in northern Europe for hundreds of years; giving shade, browse and forage for stock, shelter for a diversity of wildlife and protection from cold winds. The homeowner will also benefit from the privacy which a dense hedgerow affords throughout the growing season and the attractive winter bloom of male flowers. We offer 3 foot and up trees at a bargain price. $80

Theta Filbert=$20

The most recent blight immune release from OSU. It is a late pollinator for Jefferson which has a long bloom period. Theta will increase yields for Jefferson especially when used with other Jefferson pollinators such as Gem, Hall's Giant, Yamhill or Gamma. Theta also produces small to medium sized nuts.

Contorted Red Dragon Filbert-2 Gal Pot - SPRING Ship= $60

Hazel is an attractive native shrub or small tree. Hazel has shiny, almost

metallic bark, long catkins in spring

and large, rounded green leaves which turn bright yellow in autumn. Considered by the Celts to be the plant of knowledge, it produces a crop of edible hazelnuts, and was traditionally coppiced (cut to the ground on a regualr basis) to produce 'rods' or poles, and also for charcoal production. Plant it as an understorey in a woodland, in a mixed hedgerow or in a grove in sun or in shade. It prefers alkaline soil, so not suitable for peaty or boggy areas. Bare root plants 60 - 90 cms tall. Available between November and March

(Corylus avellana cv. 'Red Dragon') This is new, highly prized and previously unavailable plant will be a focal point in your yard. It is a contorted red-leaf hazelnut with twisting stems, rich dark burgundy-purple leaves, burgundy colored catkins (male flowers), husks and nuts. 'Red Dragon' is the only contorted hazelnut with complete resistance to Eastern Filbert Blight. Regular contorted filberts are particularly susceptible. These trees are of moderate vigor and leaf size is medium, allowing the contorted growth to be visible in summer months. Growth habit is spreading rather than pendulous with moderate branching. Two gallon pot.

GeneticFacts ‘Red Dragon’ is being released for its ornamental value rather than nut production. ‘Red Dragon’ sets a few nuts that are small, slightly long and compressed. The nuts are borne in clusters of one or two in husks equal in length to the nuts.