Frank Hazelnut vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Frank Hazelnut vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Corylus avellana Frank

Diervilla lonicera

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Northern Bush Honeysuckle

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.

The Northern Bush Honeysuckle is a small, dense, deciduous shrub. The trumpet-like yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves turn yellow then red in the fall. The flower nectar has a sweet honey taste that can be sucked out of the flower.

Because of its aggressive suckering habit, the Northern Bush Honeysuckle makes a great hedge, shrub border, or thicket in a woodland garden.

Frank Hazelnut Quick Facts

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 3a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: shade, partial shade
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: yellow to red
Fruit size: medium, round
Harvest: mid august
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: low bush honeysuckle