Turkish Hazel - Corylus colurna

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Description

A medium to large sized tree which has slightly lobed, broadly-ovate leaves. Pendulous yellow catkins to 8cm in length. Nuts held within a deeply fringed husk.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Occasionally cultivated in parks, gardens, plantations and, increasingly, as a street tree. It is rare as a naturalised tree in Britain.

When to see it

Catkins in early spring, followed by nuts.

Life History

Deciduous tree.

UK Status

It is rare in the wild in Britain.

VC55 Status

Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.

  • Ray Pearce
    Ashby Road West, Shepshed
    04 August 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    13 July 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Evington Park
    04 August 2019

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Species profile

Common names
Turkish Hazel
Species group:
flowering plant
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Fagales
Family:
Betulaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
9
First record:
20/08/2018 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
30/09/2023 (Nicholls, David)

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  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Evington Park
    04 August 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    13 July 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    13 July 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    13 July 2019
  • David Nicholls
    Ellis Meadows
    20 August 2018
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    13 July 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Evington Park
    04 August 2019
  • David Nicholls
    Ellis Meadows
    20 August 2018
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    13 July 2019
  • Graham Calow
    Burbage, Rugby Road
    28 September 2022