'Purple Filbert' Hazel Tree
Small but mighty nut tree
The Highlights
- A purple-leaved relative of our native Hazel with much larger nuts and leaves on a compact plant
- Filberts are delicious eaten fresh or roasted - these ones have a wine-purple tint!
- A very attractive, small multi stemmed tree which grows to 3 x 3m
- Ideal fpr smaller gardens or as hedging
- Develops long yellow catkins in late winter
- Cultivated in Southern Europe for 1000s of years
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
The Highlights
- A purple-leaved relative of our native Hazel with much larger nuts and leaves on a compact plant
- Filberts are delicious eaten fresh or roasted - these ones have a wine-purple tint!
- A very attractive, small multi stemmed tree which grows to 3 x 3m
- Ideal fpr smaller gardens or as hedging
- Develops long yellow catkins in late winter
- Cultivated in Southern Europe for 1000s of years
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
Care Guide
Excellent pest and disease resistance
Generally pest and disease free.MORE
Water when newly planted
Water establishing plants during dry weather for at least a year after planting.
Full sun to partial shade
Will be happy in partial shade but we recommend planting them in full sun to get the best crops from them.
Any fertile, well-draining soil
Filberts can tolerate a range of soil types, provided they are free draining.
No feeding required
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- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower