Puget Sound Native Tree
Botanical Garden
People have created across the United States lists of the largest individual tree of many species as well as typical size of each in a mature forest. They call the largest tree a CHAMPION TREE, for bragging rights.
Beaked Hazlenut
corylus cornuta californica
Typical dimensions of a large tree of this species in a mature forest:
Height:
Diameter:
Champion tree for this species:
Height:
Diameter:
20 feet
4 inches
Dolphin Place
Original
Broadleaf Trees
Beaked Hazlenut
corylus cornuta californica
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A beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) is a North American native deciduous shrub known for its edible nuts, which are enclosed in a distinctive husk that extends into a tubular "beak". These small, protein-rich nuts are a favorite for wildlife (squirrels, birds) and humans, often requiring gloves to harvest due to irritating hairs on the husk, and they're a hardier, smaller relative of the common European hazelnut.
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Bark
This tree species was found growing at the following location when the property was purchased in 1973:
Exact data was not collected at the time. The following is data recorded in 2025.
Largest tree for this species within Dolphin Place Open Space:
Height:
Diameter:
20 feet
4 inches
Dolphin Place
Beaked Hazlenut
corylus cornuta californica
Leaf
Bark
Seed
