Corylus americana Walt. Hazel-nut Corylus americana Walt.

Classification Kingdom Plantae Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular Plants Superdivision Spermatophyta Seed Plants Division Magnoliophyta Flowering Plants Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Subclass Hamamelididae Order Fagales Family Betulaceae Birch Family Genus Corylus L. Hazelnut Species Corylus americana Walter American hazelnut Figure 1: Classification Table

Shape, Form, and type The Hazel-nut tree is a dense, mound-shaped, tree like shrub. It has a moderate growth rate and can grow between 6 and 12 feet high at full maturity. [1] Figure 2: Hazelnut tree

Bark and Twig The bark of the Hazelnut tree is a light grayish brown in color and tends to be smooth but as it matures it develops a mild criss-cross netted pattern. [2] The twigs on the hazelnut tree are thin and slender, they are a light brown in color, and are covered in many stiff glandular red hairs. [2] Figure 3: Bark of hazelnut tree Figure 4: Twig of Hazelnut tree

Figure 5: leaves of hazelnut tree Leaf The leaves of a hazelnut tree are simple, arranged alternately, the margin is doubly serrated, so its toothed and lobed. It has an oval shape with a round or hear-shape base. The color is dark green above and paler green underneath, they can be from 2 ½ to 5 inches long, and it contains small glandular hairs. [2] Figure 5: leaves of hazelnut tree

Bud The bud of a hazelnut tree is blunt, oval in shape, covered in a few scales, grayish brown getting lighter as it reaches the tip. [2] Figure 6: Bud of hazelnut tree

Figure 8: Fruit of hazelnut tree Flower and Fruit The flowers bloom in spring, they are oval with round to obtuse tips, the male flowers catkins are found in sides of small branches in clusters of two or three, they are usually light brown. The female flowers are not showy and are usually red [3] The fruit are small edible brown nuts, usually incased in a hairy leaf-like green husk. [3] Figure 8: Fruit of hazelnut tree Figure 7: flower of hazelnut tree

Figure 9: Range of Hazelnut tree Habitat and Range The habitat of the Hazelnut tree can vary from moist to dry, open woods, thickets, hillsides, roadsides, and fencerows. It is also native to the eastern part of North America ,from North Dakota down to Oklahoma all the way to South Carolina and up to the New England States, and In parts of Canada. [4] Figure 9: Range of Hazelnut tree

Figure 10: Hazelnuts harvested from a hazelnut tree Uses The Hazelnut tree is cultivated for the edible nuts that it grows and also the hazelnut tree is a great ornamental tree. [5] Figure 10: Hazelnuts harvested from a hazelnut tree

Reference of Data Shape, form, and type- Bark, Twig, Leaf, and Bud- 2010. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=coam3 Bark, Twig, Leaf, and Bud- 2010. Virginia Tech. USDAFS. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=208 Fruit and Flowers- 2010. University of Wisconsin. Stevens Point. Corylus americana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?spcode=CORAME Habitat and Range- 2010. University of Wisconsin. Stevens Point. Corylus americana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?spcode=CORAME Uses- 2010.Wikipedia.Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel

Reference of Pictures Figure 1: Classification Table- 2010. Plants Profile. Corylus americana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COAM3 Figure 2: Hazelnut tree- 2010. index of/Products_B&B/Photos. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.princetonnurseries.com/Products_B&B/Photos/ Figure 3: Bark of hazelnut tree- 2008. Will Cook. Date retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/coam3.html Figure 4: Twig of Hazelnut tree- 2010. Shrubs of Wisconsin. Corylus americana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/shrubs/corame01.htm Figure 5: Leaves of Hazelnut tree- 2010. Corylus Americana Walter, Betulacaea. Date Retrieved:6/24/2010. http://www.mathcs.richmond.edu/~tkostadi/trees/htmls/corylus_americana.htm Figure 6: Bud of hazelnut tree- 2010. Will Cook. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/coam3.html Figure 7: flower of hazelnut tree- 2010. Will Cook. Discover life. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Corylus+americana&flags=not_no Figure 8: fruit of hazelnut tree- 2010. SuperStock. Date retrieved:6/24/2010. http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1569R-38022 Figure 9: Range of Hazelnut tree- 2010. Virginia Tech. USDAFS. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=208 Figure 10: hazelnuts cultivated from tree- 2010. Wikipedia. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel