1. Hazel-nut Corylusamericana Walt.

2. Classification Figure 1: Classification Table

3. Shape, Form, and type • The Hazel-nut tree is a dense, mound-shaped, tree like shrub. It has a moderate growth rate and can grow between 6 and 12 feet high at full maturity. [1] Figure 2: Hazelnut tree

4. Bark and Twig The twigs on the hazelnut tree are thin and slender, they are a light brown in color, and are covered in many stiff glandular red hairs. [2] • The bark of the Hazelnut tree is a light grayish brown in color and tends to be smooth but as it matures it develops a mild criss-cross netted pattern. [2] Figure 3: Bark of hazelnut tree Figure 4: Twig of Hazelnut tree

5. Leaf • The leaves of a hazelnut tree are simple, arranged alternately, the margin is doubly serrated, so its toothed and lobed. It has an oval shape with a round or hear-shape base. The color is dark green above and paler green underneath, they can be from 2 ½ to 5 inches long, and it contains small glandular hairs. [2] Figure 5: leaves of hazelnut tree

6. Bud • The bud of a hazelnut tree is blunt, oval in shape, covered in a few scales, grayish brown getting lighter as it reaches the tip. [2] Figure 6: Bud of hazelnut tree

7. Flower and Fruit • The flowers bloom in spring, they are oval with round to obtuse tips, the male flowers catkins are found in sides of small branches in clusters of two or three, they are usually light brown. The female flowers are not showy and are usually red [3] • The fruit are small edible brown nuts, usually incased in a hairy leaf-like green husk. [3] Figure 8: Fruit of hazelnut tree Figure 7: flower of hazelnut tree

8. Habitat and Range • The habitat of the Hazelnut tree can vary from moist to dry, open woods, thickets, hillsides, roadsides, and fencerows. It is also native to the eastern part of North America ,from North Dakota down to Oklahoma all the way to South Carolina and up to the New England States, and In parts of Canada. [4] Figure 9: Range of Hazelnut tree

9. Uses • The Hazelnut tree is cultivated for the edible nuts that it grows and also the hazelnut tree is a great ornamental tree. [5] Figure 10: Hazelnuts harvested from a hazelnut tree

10. Reference of Data • Shape, form, and type- • 2010. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=coam3 • Bark, Twig, Leaf, and Bud- • 2010. Virginia Tech. USDAFS. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=208 • Fruit and Flowers- • 2010. University of Wisconsin. Stevens Point. Corylusamericana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?spcode=CORAME • Habitat and Range- • 2010. University of Wisconsin. Stevens Point. Corylusamericana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?spcode=CORAME • Uses- • 2010.Wikipedia.Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel

11. Reference of Pictures • Figure 1: Classification Table- • 2010. Plants Profile. Corylusamericana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COAM3 • Figure 2: Hazelnut tree- • 2010. index of/Products_B&B/Photos. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.princetonnurseries.com/Products_B&B/Photos/ • Figure 3: Bark of hazelnut tree- • 2008. Will Cook. Date retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/coam3.html • Figure 4: Twig of Hazelnut tree- • 2010. Shrubs of Wisconsin. Corylusamericana Walter. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/shrubs/corame01.htm • Figure 5: Leaves of Hazelnut tree- • 2010. Corylus Americana Walter, Betulacaea. Date Retrieved:6/24/2010. http://www.mathcs.richmond.edu/~tkostadi/trees/htmls/corylus_americana.htm • Figure 6: Bud of hazelnut tree- • 2010. Will Cook. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/coam3.html • Figure 7: flower of hazelnut tree- • 2010. Will Cook. Discover life. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Corylus+americana&flags=not_no • Figure 8: fruit of hazelnut tree- • 2010. SuperStock. Date retrieved:6/24/2010. http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1569R-38022 • Figure 9: Range of Hazelnut tree- • 2010. Virginia Tech. USDAFS. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=208 • Figure 10: hazelnuts cultivated from tree- • 2010. Wikipedia. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel