Pygmy Caragana vs Frank Hazelnut - TreeTime.ca

Pygmy Caragana vs Frank Hazelnut

Caragana pygmaea

Corylus avellana Frank

CUSTOM GROW

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Pygmy Caragana
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Pygmy Caragana is a shrub that is related to Common Caragana and has a compact size that is suitable for yards with limited space. Its size is perfect for landscaping and decorative hedges, and requires little maintenance. This nitrogen fixer has fine-textured foliage and small yellow flowers. Much like Common Caragana, it is hardy and drought tolerant.

Popular as a low maintenance commercial landscaping shrub and for hedging. This species does have tiny spines that might poke you a bit. It has a nice appealing texture when mature.

The Frank Hazelnut produces nuts that are medium size and ripen mid August. This is one of the best eating hazelnuts for cold climates. It is a medium size deciduous tree from Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a productive tree that has been tested as both a pollinizer and a main crop cultivar for colder climates. The Frank Hazelnut is one of the cold hardiest hazelnut trees on the market and known to be resistant to eastern filbert blight.

Not all hazelnuts pollinate with each other so it is important to pick the correct pollination pairs. Two compatible varieties of hazelnut are required to produce nuts. Nuts will only be produced once maturity is reached, around 2-3 years.

Pygmy Caragana Quick Facts

Frank Hazelnut Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3b
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: prolific tiny yellow pea-like flowers
Fruit size: medium, round
Harvest: mid august
Seeds: prolific seedpods are edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: pygmy peashrub