CORYLUS maxima 'PURPUREA'

purple-leaved filbert

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CORYLUS maxima 'PURPUREA'

purple-leaved filbert

Purple leaved fruiting hazel.
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  • Maintenance advice : At the end of winter, prune hedges and shrubs to the desired size if you wish to obtain a very regular shape. On older free forms, remove some old branches.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : South Caucasus; horticultural selection, mid-19th century
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 4 m
  • Width at 10 years : 3 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : bushy
  • Colour of leaves : Purple
  • Colour of flowers : Purple
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Red coloured shoots turning purple in spring and dark green to purple in summer. In February-March, it bears red-brown male catkins flowers drooping of 6 cm long. Its round and oval leaves of 8 to 10 cm diameter are highly veined and finely serrated. In September-October, it bears red-brown edible fruits of 1 to 2 cm diameter. The fruits are covered with a dark red tubular casing (involucre). Vigorous and hardy shrub that is easy to grow. Spreads thanks to suckers. Melliferous plant.