In spring, hazel is laden with lovely 'lambs tail' catkins and in autumn it produces delicious nuts popular with people and wildlife. Why not plant one in your own garden? It can even be planted as part of a native hedgerow. It responds well to close pruning and will create a haven for wildlife. The nuts are eaten by woodpeckers, nuthatches, jays and native mammals such as red squirrel, wood mouse and bank vole. Plus caterpillars love the leaves! Get yours from our native tree shop http://www.wo

9.6K views · 150 reactions | Planting hazel nut trees #tree #trees #nut #plants #gardening | Dave The Plantman | Facebook

Help us record hazel tree flowers this winter! 🌳 🌰 Hazel catkins are the male flowers of the #HazelTree. They’re a fluffy sign of a woodland in mid-winter and the first step towards a hazelnut crop, but did you know they can also help us track the impacts of weather and climate change on #wildlife? 🌡️ The timing of hazel flowering events in the UK is temperature dependent and is influenced by winter temperatures in December to February. 📈 According to the #StateOfUKClimate report, hazel flow

3.3K views · 145 reactions | Harvesting hazelnuts! They fall from trees and then are swept in to rows. The harvester here picks them up and shoots the debris out the side. Hazelnuts then ride up a conveyor and go in to bins where they’ll be shipped off for washing and processing  Via Oregon Hazelnuts | Farm Babe | Facebook