This, the researchers further suggest, is evidence of native people cultivating the trees over many generations. They did so because hazelnuts are a very good source of food.

American hazelnut Smaller trees, the American hazelnut tree grows as a shrub between 20 to 25 feet. The tree produces edible hazelnuts, with the shell covered by a husk.

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Hazelnuts are a tree nut native to the eastern half of North America. Hazelnut trees are relatively easy to grow and begin producing nuts within 4-6 years of being planted.

Choose from a diverse selection of 30 native tree and shrub varieties, including American hazelnut, bald cypress, black chokeberry, buttonbush, river birch, early wild rose, and meadowsweet.