Red Dragon Hazelnut or Filbert                    KO-ril-us a-ve-LAH-na

• Broadleaf deciduous shrub/tree.  Outwardly spreading plant habit, twisted stems, burgundy colored catkins and leaf buds, and rich dark burgundy-colored leaves.  Will produce a few fruit (nuts), but they are small; borne in clusters of one or two.
• Sun to part shade.  Resistant to eastern filbert blight caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Developed at Oregon State University by Shawn Mehlenbacher and David Smith..  US Plant Patent, PP20,694, February 2, 2010