William S. Justice from PLANTS website
 

Common Name	American Hazelnut
Scientific Name	Corylus americana
Height/ Width	15-18'. / width is app 2/3 height
Shape	globular or mound
Sun/Shade	Full sun - partial shade
Leaf Color	Green in summer, yellow, orange & red in fall.
Soil	well drained, moist to dry
Disease Susceptibility	Infrequent blight, leaf spots, crown gall, black knot, caterpillars, Japanese leafhopper, scales
Wildlife Value	Intermediate - gamebirds, songbirds, mammals.  Attracts Luna Moths.  Edible to humans..
Notes	Suckering forms broad thickets - needs to be thinned out regularly.  Very dense. Sensitive to salt.

 
 

	Prairie Nursery	Heartland Restoration	Enders	Taylor Creek	Possibility Place
Costs from Spring 2001 catalog			X

Information on Corylus americana:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Guide: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=CORAME
- Hightshoe, Gary L. Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1988
- Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses.  3rd edition.  Champaign: Stipes Pub. Co.  1983.