Corylus fargesii, Farges Filbert wind-tolerant where summer temperatures are cool

where summer temperatures are cool

The yellowish-green spring flowers don't amount to much

KioKio is a Maori name for this elegant fern from New Zealand

"Venus" produces an ivory bud that opens to a white magnolia-like blossom with a coy red blush inside

mid-summer through mid-autumn – one of my favorite species for scampering up a small tree

Corylus fargesii, Farges Filbert wind-tolerant where summer temperatures are coolA densely branching, broadly pyramidal form with a strong central leader, this Corylus has copper bark dramatically exfoliating to cream, much as a river birch, and lovely, long catkins draping the then leafless tree. This is one for the many looking for a mid size tree, handsomely regular, pink tinged in spring and brilliant gold in fall, interesting in winter with its papery bark, and marvelous for shadean all season tree! From the mountain valley