Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Native Plant, Shrub
Lifespan
Woody, Perennial
Plant Height
6-12 ft.
Flower
Male flowers are yellowish drooping catkins and the tiny red female flowers are mostly concealed in bracts. Blooms from February to April
Fruit
Fruit on female plants is a hard edible nut up to 1/2 inch long enclosed in a leafy, hairy, light green husk that extends beyond the nut by at least one inch to form a beak. Displays from September to October, Brown
Birds
Butterflies
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Corylus
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