Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert and Chinese hazel, is a deciduousCorylus chinensis Chinese Hazel PFAF Plant Database shrub or tree native to south-central China. This tree is considered vulnerable due to its rarity.Corylus chinensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org
Description
Corylus chinensis is a deciduous tree which grows up to 20 metres tall. It has gray-brown, fissured bark, with mottled streaks.Edible Nut Trees - Rhora's Nut Farm & Nursery The branchlets are a purplish-brown colour, and are slender and sparsely villous. The leaves range from ovate to obovate-elliptic and have a doubly serrated, irregular margin. It flowers from April to May, and fruits ripen in September and October.
Distribution and habitat Corylus chinensis is native to Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of south-central China. It grows on moist slopes of temperate and subtropical broadleaf forests from 1,200 to 3,500 metres elevation. It prefers sunny locations and typically grows in the forest canopy or forest edges on deep, fertile, well-drained neutral or acidic soils.
Uses
Both the oil and seeds of Corylus chinensis are edible.
References
External links Images showing nuts and leaves Images of various parts