{"product_id":"corylus-colurna","title":"Turkish Hazel - Corylus colurna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTurkish Hazel - Corylus colurna\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the common hazels sucker into a multi-stemmed thicket, Turkish Hazel builds a single straight trunk and a broad pyramidal crown, which is what turned it into one of the best street and avenue trees in the temperate world. \u003cem\u003eCorylus colurna\u003c\/em\u003e carries handsome corky grey bark, large heavily textured leaves that turn soft yellow in autumn, and a tolerance for compacted soil, alkalinity, heat and drought that few deciduous trees can match. Councils and designers specify it for hard urban sites where a maple or a birch would decline within a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Turkish Hazel\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Leader\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows with one dominant trunk, so it needs almost no formative pruning to make a clean street tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUrban Toughness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with compacted soil, root restriction, alkaline ground and reflected heat off paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUniform Crown\u003c\/strong\u003e: The regular pyramidal outline gives a matched, formal look when planted in a row.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTextured Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale grey corky bark flakes into plates and gives the tree winter interest once bare.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClean Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Roots are deep and non-invasive by the standards of large deciduous trees, and the small nuts drop without mess.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvenue and Street Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: The classic use, with matched trees down a drive or verge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Shade Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Casts dense summer shade over a lawn and then lets winter sun through.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCar Park and Hardstand\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the few quality deciduous trees that persists in narrow paved planting beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in rows on a cool-climate property it filters wind without the brittleness of poplars.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m centres for a windbreak or dense row.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m for avenue planting, and at least 6m clear of buildings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn through winter while dormant, which is the ideal window for deciduous trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable, including alkaline and clay soils, provided water does not sit around the roots for extended periods.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers, applying volume rather than frequency to drive roots down. Mulch a wide ring 75mm deep, keep grass off the root plate for the first three years, and stake only if the site is exposed, releasing ties within eighteen months.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m in Australian gardens\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous, with soft yellow autumn colour\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southeast Europe and western Asia\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale yellow catkins in late winter\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795352682782,"sku":"ND-0535-100L","price":1345.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/bMrwveQldck3k3FcArqZs_8GogYkKY.jpg?v=1787313924","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/corylus-colurna","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}