Webster Hazelnut is a multi-trunked compact deciduous tree with an open canopy and an early to mid season pollinizer. The strong production of medium sized nuts have excellent quality and very popular to use with chocolate. The showy male flowers bloom on catkins in late winter into spring before the leaves come in. Grows best in rich, moist, well-drained soils. McDonald can produce 20+lbs of nuts and has a high resistance to filbert blight and bud blight, as well as very low instances of mold.
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Height: |
10’ - 12’ |
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Spread: |
10’ - 12’ |
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Spacing: |
10’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Most Contorted Filbert sold commercially are grafted and must remove the suckers regularly to prevent partial reversion to the non-contorted characteristics of the root stock. Occasional issues include black knot, crown gall, apple mosaic virus, and leaf spot. Japanese Beetles can be a serious pest in some areas.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges and Containers..
COMPANION PLANTS: Viburnum, Forsythia, Hydrangea
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
