Produces sweet, edible hazelnuts in late summer to early fall, enjoyed by people, wildlife, and historically used by indigenous people.
Nuts are eaten by squirrels, chipmunks, deer, turkey, woodpeckers, blue jays, and many other birds and mammals.
Indigenous people used hazelnuts as food, medicine, and oil, while flexible young stems were used in basketry and arrows.
Offers edible nuts, seasonal flowers, and attractive fall foliage—making it both practical and ornamental.
Produces sweet, edible hazelnuts in late summer to early fall, enjoyed by people, wildlife, and historically used by indigenous people.
Nuts are eaten by squirrels, chipmunks, deer, turkey, woodpeckers, blue jays, and many other birds and mammals.
Indigenous people used hazelnuts as food, medicine, and oil, while flexible young stems were used in basketry and arrows.
Offers edible nuts, seasonal flowers, and attractive fall foliage—making it both practical and ornamental.
Bloom: early to mid-spring
Habitats: fence rows; moist to dry-mesic prairies and sand prairies; moist to dry-mesic woodlands; rocky upland forests; sandy Oak woodlands; typical savannas and sandy savannas; typical thickets and sandy thickets; wooded slopes; woodland borders
Lifespan: perennial
Moisture: moist to dry-mesic
Plant type (height): shrub (4 to 15 feet)
Requirements: full sun to light shade
Soil: loam; rocky material; sand
