Biological Name: Corylus colurna
Origins / Native Range: Native to southeastern Europe and western Asia.
Interesting Facts:
• Largest of the hazel species, growing into a tall tree rather than a shrub.
• Produces edible nuts, though smaller than those of the common hazel.
• Bark becomes corky and ornamental with age.
• Often used as a hardy urban tree because of its tolerance to pollution and poor soils.
Conservation Status: Not threatened.