Description
The Fertile de Nottingham hazel tree is a fruit-bearing shrub that is both hardy, self-fertile, and of remarkable reliability for those wishing to harvest delicious hazelnuts from late summer. This cultivar stands out for its early and abundant production of elongated, dark fruits with high flavour quality. Its thin, easy-to-crack shell makes it ideal for fresh consumption, baking, or artisanal processing. While it can fruit alone, it produces even larger harvests when paired with compatible varieties such as Cosford, Longue d’Espagne, Rode Zellernoot or Merveille de Bollwiller. Its natural drought resistance and late flowering protect it from spring frosts, while its late bud break helps avoid weather damage to young leaves. Suitable for both private gardens and diversified orchards, where it also plays an aesthetic role with its harmonious shape and decorative winter catkins. Easy to grow, cold-hardy, and low-maintenance, it is ideal for both amateur gardeners and enthusiasts aiming to improve their food self-sufficiency. It also feeds bees and other pollinators in spring, and offers shelter and food to small wildlife year-round.
When and how: Prune after harvest or in late winter. Open up the centre, remove old wood and suckers. Keep 8 to 10 well-spaced main branches.
By seed (not true to type), layering or cuttings from suckers.
Hazelnuts eaten fresh or dried, in baking, hazelnut oil.
Low susceptibility, watch for hazelnut weevil, treat preventively with tansy or fern slurry.
Plant in full sun, combine with a compatible pollinator, keep soil fresh in the first years, prune regularly.
The Fertile de Nottingham stands out for its rapid fruiting, early hazelnuts and ability to reliably produce even without another variety, while offering strong flavour and a thin shell. Its late flowering and late bud break make it a strategic choice against climatic hazards. In orchards, it combines practical benefits and flavour quality, making it recommended for both self-production and local sales. Its resistance to drought and cold allows it to adapt to various contexts. In short, it combines aesthetics, hardiness and flavour, enhancing its value in the garden and vegetable plot, while supporting biodiversity.
The Fertile de Nottingham hazel tree (Corylus avellana) is an ideal choice for nut lovers seeking quality. Its early production from late August, hardiness and thin shell make it popular in home gardens and diversified orchards. Self-fertile and drought resistant, it adapts to many climates while offering a rich, pronounced taste. Its harmonious habit and decorative foliage add to the garden’s beauty, while its nectar-rich flowers feed pollinators in spring. Easy to grow and low-maintenance, it blends production, beauty and ecological value – perfect for combining flavour and biodiversity in the garden.
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