Corylus americana

Betulaceae

Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Tall Shrub

10 - 15ft

6 - 12ft

Brown, Red

Nut/Nut-like; Brown

Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy

Dry, Moist

March - April

yellow to orange

dry woodlands, woods edge, rocky wooded or open hillsides, fence rows, ravine banks, floodplain woods, brushy pastures

forms large thickets; edible nut; male catkins brown, female red; Grows in clumps or extensive patches; nuts good flavored, frequently collected in the fall; squirrels, chipmunks, jays, deer, grouse, and pheasant eat the nuts; rabbits and deer browse the twigs and the dense thickets furnish good cover and nesting sites