Description
Large, upright, fast growing deciduous shrub (5-7 m), at maturity more broad (up to 5 m). Leaves round to broadly ovate (6-12 cm), soft, hairy, dark green, autumn colour yellow to yellow-orange. Flowers: male hanging catkins remarkable, yellow, female flowers tiny, red; both on the same plant, monoeious. Flowering period: February-April. Fruit hazelnut, light brown, to 4 nuts in a cluster. Ripening time: September-October. A very tough species.