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American filbert (also commonly called hazelnut) is a deciduous, rounded, multi-stemmed shrub which typically grows 8-16' tall in dry or moist thickets, woodlands and wood margins, valleys, uplands and prairies. Monoecious (separate male and female flowers on the same plant). In spring, male flowers appear in showy, 2-3" long, yellowish brown catkins and female flowers appear in small, reddish, inconspicuous catkins. Female flowers give way to small, egg-shaped, 1/2" long, edible nuts (maturing July-August) which are encased in leafy, husk-like, ragged-edged bracts. Nuts are similar in flavor to the European filbert, and may be roasted and eaten or ground into flour, Fall color is quite variable, ranging from attractive combinations of orange, rose, purplish red, yellow and green

We tucked this in the garden a few years ago and more or less forgot about it, this year it screamed for attention with clusters of large bright red fruits. The plant is upright and neat and has a fantastic fruit display. We highly recommend it.

Milky Way originated as a seedling of Kousa chinensis indeed not one seedling but fifteen (selected from several thousand C. kousa chinensis seedlings) all called Milky Way and distributed by Wayside. These are seedlings of one of the fifteen, and they look pretty much the same as the original, or at least one of the originals.

Excellent bold variegation, these are cutting grown.