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Hazel, Purple-leaf

Corylus maxima Purpurea

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  • Root Type/Plant Size

    Bare Root, 40-60cm (16-24ins) (Pre-order (Plants not dormant))

  • £5.49
Size / Type Price per item for
1+ 5+ 50+ 250+
Price per item for 1+ 5+ 50+ 250+
Br 40-60cm
£5.49
£5.10
£4.70
£4.10
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  • Plant Types & Availability - More information

    Br = Bare Root Plant

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Substantial, fast growing, native, ornamental, deciduous shrub with large, crinkled purple leaves. Very attractive in spring when festooned with many long purple catkins which resemble lambs' tails and provide early pollen for bees and other insects.. These are followed by edible nuts in autumn which are loved by people, squirrels, dormice and other wildlife. For best colour plant in a sunny position but it is tolerant of shade. Deciduous. For named fruiting varieties see fruit section.Purple-leafed Hazel makes an outstanding ornamental and fruit-bearing deciduous hedge or specimen shrub with its large crincked purple leaves and catkins in spring. Plant in full sun for best leaf colour.

HEDGE Trim in March (taking care to leave some catkins and female flowers if nuts are wanted). For hedges 1.5 - 3.7m (5 - 12ft). Plant 60 - 90cm (2 - 3ft) apart.

SHRUB 4.6 x 3.7m (15 x 12ft).

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Hazel, Purple-leaf is available as:

Br = Bare Root Plant

Bare-Root Plants

Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.

Items marked Br are bare rooted plants grown from cuttings and are typically 1-2 years old.

Availability

Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).

If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.

Planting Distances for planting as a Hedge

We recommend planting Hazel, Purple-leaf in a single row between 60cm/2ft apart and 90cm/3ft apart:

Planting closer will mean the plants will grow together and form a hedge quicker, but requires more plants.

To calculate the number of plants needed for a length of hedging, click on Planting Distance Calculator above.

Planting Guide & RootGrow

We recommend planting with RootGrow. The recommended amount for RootGrow for an order will be shown in your shopping basket.

We will send out a planting guide with your order, you also can find a guide to planting here.

Pruning

Hedging - As a general rule, plants grown for hedging need pruning to encourage side branching. Usually the harder a plant is pruned the bushier it will be. If they are not pruned there is a danger that the hedges will be thin and bare at the base and that the tips of the plants will die back. If the plant is naturally bushy, less or sometimes no pruning will be needed to achieve a dense hedge.

Hazel, Purple-leaf: Cut back by about one third the leading and long side shoots and repeat during the second winter.

    • SKU
      HAZP1
  • Native/Wildlife/Evergreen
    • Good for Wildlife/Bees
      Yes
    • Native
      No
    • Evergreen/Deciduous
      Deciduous
  • Soil and position
    • Suitable for any normal soil and position, and
      Suitable for Windy Sites
  • Plant Height and Growth
    • Hedge Height
      1.5-3.7m (5-12ft)
    • Approx. Ultimate Height
      6m (20ft)
    • Average Growth per Year
      45cm (1.5ft)
  • Root Type/Plant Size
    • Root Type/Plant Size
      Bare Root, 40-60cm (16-24ins)
    • Potted/Bare Root
      Bare Root