The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Burgundy Lace European hazel, Burgundy Lace European filbert

Family: Betulaceae (birch family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe, n. Africa and w. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Plant Patent Info.: PPAF

Comments: This unique hazel was selected for the ornamental landscape tree market. It is the only European hazelnut (Corylus avellana) cultivar in the nursery trade that combines dissected leaves (the cut leaf trait), red leaf color and resistance to the Oregon strain of Eastern Filbert Blight (EFB). The tree is moderately vigorous and has a desirable upright-spreading growth habit that should be easy to manage in a landscape setting.