Product description
Barcelona hazel is a vigorous, fruit-bearing shrub with large, lance-shaped green leaves and long, narrow creamy catkins (male) and small spider-like female flowers in winter. The flowers are followed by edible, high-quality, tasty nuts enclosed in slightly elongated shells in late summer and fall.
While Barcelona is self-pollinating, it is recommended to plant two different varieties for satisfactory fruiting. Barcelona can be eaten fresh or cooked. Big fruit. It is bud-mite resistant and has a high nut fiber content. The crumb is delicious and the nut to kernel ratio is 39-43%. It is mainly used to buy fresh (in shell) nuts.
It is resistant to the bud mite and has a high nut fiber content. The crumb is delicious and the nut to kernel ratio is 39-43%. It is mainly used to buy fresh (in shell) nuts.
Pollinators: Jefferson, Theta, Tonda di Giffoni, Halls Giant, Butler, Tonda Gentile de la Langhe, Segorbe, Corabel
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade. Resistant to drought, frost and coasts.
Size: Height 4m x width 3m
Potted plants 2.5-3 years old