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CORYLUS avellana 'Red Majestic'
Tortuous Purple Hazel

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:: Betulaceae :: CORYLUS :: avellana :: 'Red Majestic'
  • Type of products available: X/1/0P9, X/1/0 BR stem 60cm
  • Protection : COV 8210

Main asset

Recent variety decorative throughout the year, with its purple foliage turning red in the fall, and its twisted branches highly visible in winter. Yellow drooping catkins, which appear in January, are an attraction of the garden at that time.

Remarks

The branches are used in floral art.

Tortuous mutation of Common Hazel, with purple leaves, propagated by graft on it.

European shrub or small tree with multiple trunks forming a tuft of 10-12 branches up to 3-4 m. The leaves are deciduous, heart-shaped toothed with a tip. Male catkins of 6 cm, yellowish, appear in February-March ; female flowers spikes are erected.

The hazelnut is an edible fruit. It contains a single seed, the almond. It is protected by an involucre before maturity (bracts).

  • Uses: Specimen

Global caracteristics:

  • Type of foliage: deciduous
  • Habit: bushy
  • Height: 5 m x 3.50 m (16 ft x 11.5 ft)
  • Growth: medium
  • Flowering period: January to March
  • Époque de fructification : September-October

Shape and colours:

  • Couleur du bois : beige
  • Foliage shape: heart shaped
  • Foliage colour: purple
  • Foliage colour in autumn: orange red
  • Flowers shape: catkins
  • Flowers colour: cream yellow
  • Forme des fruits : egg-shell
  • Couleur des fruits : brown

Plantation:

  • Exposure: sun, part-shade
  • Hardiness: - 30 °C (-22 °F - USDA zone 4b)