Corylus avellana cv.; hazelnut flowers 4565.

The little magenta tuft is the female flower, the hanging catkins are the male flower; the pollen isdistributed by wind. The trees are not self-fertile, so you have to plant two genetically distinct individuals next to each other to allow pollination.

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