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Red Filbert Tree | Corylus avellana 'Rote Zellernuss'

An award winning, colour changing nut tree

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

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'Rote Zellernuss' Filbert Tree | Red Filbert Tree Fruit Trees
'Rote Zellernuss' Filbert Tree | Red Filbert Tree Fruit Trees
'Rote Zellernuss' Filbert Tree | Red Filbert Tree Fruit Trees

£36

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The highlights

  • Purple foliage turns green in summer then maroon in autumn
  • Good crops of red or purple nuts
  • Pink catkins in spring attract the bees
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit

Description

  • An upright deciduous small tree with colourful heart shaped leaves which emerge dark purple in spring, turn green in summer and mature to maroon in autumn
  • Reliable crops of red or purple nuts in autumn
  • A neat, low maintenance little nut tree ideal for any size of garden, growing to just 3 x 3m and can be pruned smaller
  • Pink catkins appear in spring, attracting early pollinators
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
  • Grow in full sun or partial shade in a sheltered spot
  • Can be grown as a specimen tree or used for screening or hedging. The attractive branches are commonly used in floristry
  • Cobnuts can be eaten straight from the tree or used in baking and desserts
  • Filberts are round, medium-sized tree nuts that come in a smooth hard wooden shell. Some people believe the name filbert comes from Saint Philbert, whose feast day, August 20, corresponds to their harvest time, while others suggest it comes from an Old German name for "full beard" after the hairlike husk that surrounds them on the tree. Filberts are often confused with hazelnuts and cobnuts, but while there are some minor differences, all three come from the same genus. Filberts tend to be larger than cobnuts but their culinary uses are the same
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Bare root
Our bare root trees are lifted fresh from the field, wrapped in a moisture retentive covering and packed straight away. You can be sure they will be fresh when they arrive. In winter, you can store for several weeks if kept in a cool, dark spot. Later in spring, when the temperature rises, you will want to plant within a few days of arrival.
3L Poly-Pot
This tree is supplied in a 3L Poly-Pot. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic than traditional pots and can be recycled.
9L poly-pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Poly-Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic than traditional pots and can be recycled. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.

Height on arrival:

60-90cm
Your tree will arrive at a height between 60-90cm
60-90cm inc. pot
90-120cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

3m
4m
4m

Eventual spread:

2.5m
Spreads up to 3m unless pruned
2.5m
Spreads up to 3m unless pruned
2.5m
Spreads up to 3m unless pruned

Tasting notes:

Delicate and delicious flavour
Delicate and delicious flavour
Delicate and delicious flavour

Time to first crop:

3-4 years
Hazelnuts will usually produce their first nuts in their third or fourth year, with full scale nut production kicking in around the nine year mark.

Flower colour:

Pink
Dusky pink catkins
Pink
Dusky pink catkins
Pink
Dusky pink catkins

Habit:

Bushy/upright
Grows with a neat bushy habit
Bushy/upright
Grows with a neat bushy habit
Bushy/upright
Grows with a neat bushy habit

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any conditions, including the odd snowy winter in the UK. The one thing to watch out for is blossoms being affected by frost. If there is frost forecast when your tree is in blossom, you should wrap it overnight with horticultural fleece or bubblewrap.
Fully hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any conditions, including the odd snowy winter in the UK. The one thing to watch out for is blossoms being affected by frost. If there is frost forecast when your tree is in blossom, you should wrap it overnight with horticultural fleece or bubblewrap.
Fully hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any conditions, including the odd snowy winter in the UK. The one thing to watch out for is blossoms being affected by frost. If there is frost forecast when your tree is in blossom, you should wrap it overnight with horticultural fleece or bubblewrap.

Self fertile:

Not self fertile
Needs a pollination partner nearby - another variety of filbert, any hazelnut or cob will pollinate, even the native hazel ‘Corylus avellana’ is a suitable pollinator and is often found in native hedgerows.
Not self fertile
Needs a pollination partner nearby - another variety of filbert, any hazelnut or cob will pollinate, even the native hazel ‘Corylus avellana’ is a suitable pollinator and is often found in native hedgerows.
Not self fertile
Needs a pollination partner nearby - another variety of filbert, any hazelnut or cob will pollinate, even the native hazel ‘Corylus avellana’ is a suitable pollinator and is often found in native hedgerows.

Uses:

Eating, cooking
Eating, cooking
Eating, cooking

Rootstock:

Spacing:

3m
Plant trees 3m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally pest and disease free

Water when newly planted

Water establishing plants during dry spells 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 for the best crops.

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Will tolerate less than perfect conditions but prefers well drained, loamy soils. If your soil is heavy or sandy, mix in some perlite or fine horticultural grit when planting, to improve drainage.

No feeding required

Your tree will get all the nutrients it needs from the soil (make sure it's good by mixing in some compost or rootgrow when planting) ?v=1613300929

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South Downs National Park

Meet John

110 years' expertise free with every tree

John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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