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Species:
Corylus colurna L.
(Corylus colurna L.)
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Genus:
Corylus
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Family:
Corylaceae
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Group:
Angiosperms
Habitus
it is a robust tree reaching a height of 20 - 25 m
with a brown-gray, scaly peeling bork at the base
Buds
they are morphologically similar to the common hazel
Shoots
they are morphologically similar to the common hazel
Leaves (assimilation organs)
leaves are simple, reverse oval to round
distinctly short-pointed, heart-shaped at the base
coarsely doubly serrated
morphologically similar to the common hazel
Flowers
of a single house woody plant, flowers are dioecious
they are morphologically similar to the flowers of the common hazel
Fruits – seeds
it is an oval to round nut, brown in color when ripe, 1.5 – 2 cm in size
the nuts are stored deep within a bract-like structure, with individual bracts being long, glandular hairy, covering the entire nut!
Extension
originally in Southeast Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor
in Slovakia, it occurs only as a cultivated species in parks and arboretums
Ecology
it is a low-maintenance tree, resistant to drought, higher temperatures, and frost
Significance
it is a park ornamental tree and fruit-bearing tree
it provides quality wood for furniture and veneer production
in the past, pipes were made from the wood of the Turkish hazel
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