Identity
Category :
Arbre remarquable
Latin name :
Corylus avellana
French name :
Noisetier, Coudrier
Dutch name :
Gewone hazelaar
English name :
Common hazel, cobnut
Family :
Betulaceae
Height :
8 m
Targeted height :
This species can grow up to 8 m
Diameter of the crown :
10 m
Trunk circumference :
191 cm at the base (coppice)
Expected circumference :
100 cm
Expected longevity :
Can live for 80 years
Origin / Indigenous
Europe, Anatolia and northern Africa
Favorite soil :
Likes most soils but not dry environments, prefers particularly fresh soils
Favorite climate
Temperate
Usefulness and services of the tree :
Enhances the landscape :
Enhances the biodiversity :
+
Provide oxygen :
+++
Purify the air :
+
Filter the water :
+
Prevents flooding :
Stores carbon :
-
Softens the climate :
++
Limits soil erosion :
Does good, heals :
-
Belgian Federal State Collection on permanent loan to the Meise Botanical Garden: Hempel, Die Bäume und Sträucher dese Waldes, pl. 16, 1889
Features and characters of the individual
It’s difficult for a hazel tree to reach the rank of a “remarkable tree”. Most of them remain as shrubs and live for only 30–50 years. This leaves little chance of being part of the region’s living heritage. This tree is noteworthy for a tree of its kind though. Its foliage makes a nice crown with a diameter of 10 m. Soft green in spring and bright yellow in autumn, it provides shelter over a bench and enhances Parc Seny’s beauty. It is the first to bloom between January and March. First it is covered with male flowers, golden catkins, and then very small female flowers appear, which are star-shaped and bright red-pink. These become delicious hazelnuts that squirrels enjoy, and walkers forage for them when stopping at the bench too.
