Hybrid & Neohybrids (Corylus hybrids & neohybrids)

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

Hazelnuts are among the best perennial protein and oil staple crops for temperate and boreal climates. Hybrids and neohybrid hazels are of increasing importance. Hazels are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Species range from 3m to 25m in height and coppice well.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple Crop: protein-oil (The term staple crop typically refers to a food that is eaten routinely and accounts for a dominant part of people's diets in a particular region of the world). — Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple Crop: protein-oil (The term staple crop typically refers to a food that is eaten routinely and accounts for a dominant part of people's diets in a particular region of the world).; Hazelnuts are among the best perennial protein and oil staple crops for temperate and boreal climates.; Hybrids and neohybrid hazels are of increasing importance .

Habitat & North American Range

Native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. See individual species. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)