Trazel (Corylus x colurnoides)

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

Corylus x colurnoides, a hybrid of Corylus avellana and Turkish hazel. It has a shrubby habit, but sometimes becomes a tree up to 20m. The bark tends to be less corky, more fissured and only somewhat peeling on young plants compared to either of the parents. The hybrid is noted for its fine-tasting nuts.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

tasting just like the cob and filbert. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The seed makes an excellent dessert nut, tasting just like the cob and filbert.; It can also be dried and ground into a powder then used in making nut milks, bread etc.; The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in the wild. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)