Beaked Hazel (Corylus cornuta)

Family: Betulaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Form: Oval, Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell.; The seed can be dried and ground into a powder which is added to cereals and used in making bread, pies etc.; The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry or moist woodland on hills or mountain slopes. Rich thickets, clearings and woodland edges. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)