The prominent feature of Hostas is the foliage. The leaves range from a dark green to varying shades of green and blue. Some of the leaves are oval, some are heart-shaped, and others are strap-like. The edges of the leaves can be flat and straight, have a wavy edge, or appear somewhat contorted.
Ripe hazelnuts. Hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus Corylus, especially the nuts of the species Corylus avellana. It is also known as cobnut or filbert nut according to species.ipe hazelnuts. Hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus Corylus, especially the nuts of the species Corylus avellana. It is also known as cobnut or filbert nut according to species.
In Europe the hazelnut is mainly grown as a bush or multi-trunked shrubby tree. In Oregon, growers primarily raise hazelnuts as a single-trunked tree that grows 50 to 60 feet tall. A few of our orchards have multi-trunked trees. Hazelnut production per acre varies considerably from year to year.