Beaked Hazelnut vs Horse Chestnut - TreeTime.ca

Beaked Hazelnut vs Horse Chestnut

Corylus cornuta

Aesculus hippocastanum

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Beaked Hazelnut
Horse Chestnut

Beaked Hazelnut is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to North America.

It features smooth, grey bark and edible nuts. Beaked Hazelnut prefers a rich sandy-clay loam but will grow on poorer sites, and can be used as an understory shrub.

Note: You want more than one hazelnut to improve yields.

Horse Chestnut is a medium sized deciduous tree that is native to Greece but has been grown in North America for hundreds of years. It produces large nuts.

Beaked Hazelnut Quick Facts

Horse Chestnut Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Nuts: small, wildlife attracting
Nuts: large spiky nuts
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: beaked hazel