American Hazelnut Filbert Tree

Bountiful, Native Hazelnut Plant Receive a Bountiful Crop of Native Nuts Growing wild across eastern U.S. woodlands and prairies, the American Hazelnut is a prolific and easy-to-tame shrub, well suited for garden living! Make room in your pantry! The American Hazelnut starts to bear fruit within 1 to 3 years of planting. Another 5 years and it’s producing up to 25 pounds of sweet, nutty morsels! Tall with Fall Beauty Often disguised as a small tree, this native species gets about 18 feet high with long outward-extending stems. Ample leaves are round and jagged with fine, fuzzy hairs covering both sides. A lush shade of green through the growing season, its foliage is bright and theatrical in fall, ranging in shades of rusty-violet to golden-yellow. “Bite-Sized” Super Food with Year-Round Benefits Although this inconspicuous nut has many medicinal benefits, its acclaim is its rich, earthy flavor and versatility in the kitchen. Whether roasted, ground into flour, turned into butter or e