Western Hazelnut Size:1 Gallon with blue sky): © Matt

with blue sky): © Matt Lavin

The spectacular floral display delights pollinators and eventually gives way to small purple or brown fruits that attract songbirds

Photo Credit 5: © Irina Mitine

usually mounding or tree-like

Western Hazelnut Size:1 Gallon with blue sky): © MattCorylus cornuta var. californica (syn Corylus cornuta ssp. californica) Western, or beaked, hazelnut is a deciduous, multi stemmed small tree (or large shrub) with vase like arching branches. It has saw toothed leaves that are notably soft in both texture and color; velvet to the touch and sweet on the eyes. It is one of the first blooming plants, with blooms that are showy insofar as the competition is slim in January, and certainly a welcomed