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Corylus avellana L.

hazel

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Haselnuss
English hazel
Français noisetier
Italiano Haselnuss
Suomi Haselnuss
Norsk Haselnuss
Čeština Haselnuss
Español Haselnuss
Svenska Haselnuss
Polski Haselnuss
Український Haselnuss
Român Haselnuss
Русский Haselnuss
Български Haselnuss
EESTI Haselnuss
日本語 Haselnuss
Other names

Origin

Geographic Regions Mittelmeergebiet; Northern Africa; Mittlerer Osten
States and Territories Denmark; Finland; Faroe Islands; Great Britain; Ireland; Norway; Sweden; Austria; Belgium; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland; Switzerland; Corsica; France; Portugal; Sardinia; Spain; Albania; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; Crete; Romania; Sicily; Yugoslavia; Belarus; Baltic States; Krym; Central European Russia; East European Russia; North European Russia; South European Russia; Northwest European Russia; Ukraine; Azores; North Caucasus; Transcaucasus; East Aegean Is.; Turkey
Swiss wood Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae
Genus Corylus
Species avellana
Author citation L.
Scientific name Corylus avellana L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/betcoave.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D nur Holz von Corylus colurna hat begrenztes kommerzielles Potential; das Kernholz ist auch etwas dunkler und farblich vom helleren Splint abgesetzt /E only Corylus colurna has limited commercial potential; the heartwood is darker brown and easily distinguished from the lighter coloured sapwood /F seul Corylus colurna peut avoir une petite potentialité commerciale; le bois de coeur brun sombre est bien différencié de l'aubier plus clair /P somente a madeira de Corylus colurna tem potencial comercial limitado; o cerne é um pouco mais escuro e distinto do alburno mais claro /S sólo Corylus colurna tiene potencial comercial limitado; el duramen es algo más oscuro y distincto de la albura más clara

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 530.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 630.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

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, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

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, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

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, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

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, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

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, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

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, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson