Corylus americana

American Hazelnut

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Family: Betulaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: February - March
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: September - October




13 March 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
13 March 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
(male catkins and red female flower)
23 February 2017
Manassas National Battlfield Park, Manassas, VA
7 March 2016
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA
19 March 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
(typical shrub-like form, with briars intertwined)
19 March 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
(stem detail)
7 March 2016
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA
(female flowers)
19 March 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
(female flower)
19 March 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
(female flower)
14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA
(ripening nut pods)
14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA
(ripening nut pods)
14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA
(nuts almost ripe)




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