Corylus chinensis
Common name: 
Chinese Hazel
Pronunciation: 
KO-ril-us chin-NEN-sis
Family: 
Betulaceae
Genus: 
Corylus
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous tree, to 140 ft (40 m) in its habitat, spreading branches, forming a broad head.  Leaves alternate, simple, broad, ovate to ovate-oblong, 10-18 cm long, base obliquely cordate, evenly serrate; young expanding leaves are reddish-maroon.  Fruit 4-6 together, cup-shaped hull, toothed at apex.
  • Sun to part shade.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6?      Native to China, Yunnan.
  • Considered the most beautiful species of the genus.
  • Corylus: from korylos, the Greek name of the plant;   chinensis: of China.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: north of Benton Hall (spreading form); south of LaSells Stewart Center, along Western Blvd. (more upright form).
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