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- Are there any red hazelnuts?
- The blood soapy nut - bright dark red
- The red-leaved Zellernuss - red as far as the eye can see
- Tips & Tricks
Are there any red hazelnuts?
Red hazelnuts - Have you ever seen them? To anticipate the answer to their existence: in fact, there are such varieties. But what exactly is red about them and what are the characteristics of the plants?
The blood soapy nut - bright dark red
The blood grass nut is one of the red varieties among the hazelnuts. It grows as a shrub and its foliage drifts in a shiny red color. Depending on the location, the red turns into a dark red or dark purple to turn into a rich green in midsummer.
In addition to its foliage, this red hazel has reddish flowers. The female flowers have a reddish style. The male kitten flowers are also colored red. As they appear in front of the foliage between March and April, they skillfully draw glances with their bright red color.
But these were by no means all red parts of the bloodsauce nut. Furthermore, it forms red or red-brown nuts. The nutshell and the fruit cup are colored red. The seeds inside are brown as usual. The nuts of this species can be harvested in September and are edible.
The red-leaved Zellernuss - red as far as the eye can see
Another red variety is the red-leaved Zellernuss. It grows wide upright, well branched and reaches a height of up to 5 m. Between February and March it presents long violet to dark red kitten. The flowers are not self-pollinating. Therefore, another variety should be placed in the vicinity of this plant to harvest nuts later.
Later, the foliage of the red-leaved celeriac, which forms a hazelnut shrub, drives out and shows the world a green color. The green turns into a dark red at sunny locations and a brighter red at shadier locations. In autumn, it shows courage again to change and turns yellow to orange.
The fruits of this variety:
Tips & Tricks
The foliage, flower and fruit color make the red hazelnut an attractive ornamental plant in solitary position and high-contrast hedge plant.